Cash-paying customers of the Pennsylvania Turnpike may have noticed a different look and feel to the tickets issued at toll-plaza entry lanes. The new Turnpike tickets are about 1.75 inches longer, printed on a white thermal paper (like an ATM receipt but heavier) in place of the beige tickets that have been dispensed for the last quarter century.

The tickets — surrendered to the collector at exit as proof of entry point and vehicle classification — determine the applicable toll for cash-paying motorists.

“While the updated tickets will feature a different texture and appearance, they still perform the same function, and there will be no other change in how a cash transaction is processed,” said Craig R. Shuey, the Turnpike’s chief operating officer. “These new tickets will help lower costs and reduce waste, with the added benefit of being easier to read.”