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Prior to the implementation of two-way tolling, the undiscounted tolls for passenger cars were higher than for most other tolled crossings in the U.S. The tolls from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge grossed the MTA $417 million in 2017, and more than 85 percent of motorists paid a discounted toll rate. [212]
The Metropolitan Transit Authority says it wants the organizers of New York City’s marathon to pay $750,000 a year, citing the steep loss of bridge toll revenues for closing the Verrazano ...
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is now back to split tolling, with collection now taking place in both the Staten Island- and Brooklyn-bound directions.
The Throgs Neck Bridge, a project to alleviate traffic on the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge, started construction in 1957 [51] [52] and opened in January 1961. [53] [54] The long-planned Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, which had been proposed as far back as the 1920s, [55]: 135 [56] started construction in 1959 [57] and opened in November 1964.
But the Road Runners have pushed back, arguing the MTA enjoys increased revenue from greater transit ridership during marathon week that “more than makes up” for any lost toll revenue from the bridge. The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge connects the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island, and is named after the first European ...
The toll plaza at the Goethals Bridge was converted to one way tolling in 1970. In 1998, bus lanes were created on the eastern part of the SIE near the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. [36] In 2005, these lanes were extended west to Todt Hill Road/Slosson Avenue. [37] In 2008, the bus lanes were opened to high-occupancy vehicles during rush hours. [4]
The New York City Marathon organizers will soon have to pay a bridge toll, just like every other commuter, if New York transit officials have their way. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority ...
Governor orders transit agency to drop bid to tax NYC Marathon $750K for use of Verrazzano bridge 04/05/2024 00:55 -0400 NEW YORK (AP) — New York's governor on Thursday ordered the state's transit agency to drop efforts to impose a $750,000 fee on the New York City Marathon for using the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.