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The toll plaza of the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge, located on the Bronx side, originally contained 10 toll lanes but was later expanded. [80] Four self-service toll-collection machines were installed at the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge during the 1950s, but they were removed in 1959 because motorists repeatedly dropped their coins at the machines.
Tolls on MTA bridges and tunnels are set to go up just after midnight on Sunday — and the percentage amount of the hike is greater than that planned for subway and bus fares. E-ZPass tolls for ...
[12] [13] On "gridlock alert" days, the MTA had the right to increase base tolls by up to 25 percent, [16] [17] [18] but as of December 2024, Hochul directed the MTA not to raise tolls on gridlock alert days. [19] The MTA also reserved the right to change the base tolls by as much as 10 percent for up to a year. [18]
From December 2018 through November 2019, the MTA successfully collected 97.1 percent of all tolls incurred by drivers, with the lowest rate being 94.8 percent at the Cross Bay Bridge. [92] The preponderance of obstructed or modified license plates in New York City may suggest substantial revenue losses due to that form of fraud. [ 91 ]
The MTA also says it plans to increase the toll to $12 in 2028 and $15 in 2031. Detractors of the plan, including many lawmakers in New Jersey and in the suburbs of New York, say the toll is an ...
The new $9 toll to drive into Midtown Manhattan could soar another 25% — to $11.25 — on “gridlock alert days’’ starting next year, The Post has learned. The MTA’s right to jack up the ...
The MTA board in a unanimous voice vote approved the 4% fare hike. ... the board also approved a hike in bridge and tunnel tolls. The new $2.90 base bus and subway fare, set to to take effect on ...
Tolls would increase by 25 cents on Jan. 5, 2025, followed by additional 25-cent increases between 2026 and 2028, in addition to automatic toll hikes based on inflation.