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The Route 168 Chesapeake Expressway is a fast and convenient 16 mile long, four-lane divided highway linking Interstate 64 in Chesapeake to North Carolina and the Outer Banks.

The Chesapeake Expressway incorporates an electronic toll collection system with open-road technology. Vehicles equipped with an E-ZPass transponder can stay in the left lane and pass through the "express lanes" at the toll facility without stopping.

See the Expressway Maps and Driving Directions for more information.

Expressway Latest News

• The Chesapeake Expressway Toll Revenue and Traffic Analysis for the 2011 peak season was presented to the City Council on November 15. Download the presentation materials.

Attention Motorcycle Users:

EZPass is not guaranteed to work on motorcycles. If you ride a motorcycle on the Chesapeake Expressway, CASH tolls are $1.00. The Electronic Toll Collection System does not differentiate between motorcycles and cars. Therefore, if you have an EZPass registered to a motorcycle you will be charged the $3.00 Regular Toll and $6.00 for the Peak Weekends.

How much are the tolls?

• “Peak Weekend” is defined as the period beginning 12:01 a.m. on Saturday through 12:00 midnight Sunday beginning the Saturday before Memorial Day weekend to the Sunday after Labor Day weekend. Corresponding dates for 2012 are May 20th to September 9th.
• The membership fees for the Chesapeake Expressway Discount Program shall remain the same. All members will be notified of the change in toll fares and resulting discount.
• E-ZPass transponders are available at the Expressway Office located at 168 Toll Plaza Road. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. weekdays. Call 757-204-0010 for more information.

If you use the Chesapeake Expressway frequently, you save money by joining the Chesapeake Expressway Discount Program. Discount program members pay just 75 cents for a 2 axle vehicle - a real savings over the regular toll.