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In the months to come, the MTA plans to introduce congestion pricing, a toll on drivers who enter Manhattan below 60th St. Drivers without E-ZPass will be billed by mail.
Since September 2017, all MTA Bridges & Tunnels facilities have collected tolls through open-road cashless tolling. Tollbooths previously in place have been dismantled, and drivers no longer pay cash at the crossings.
E-ZPass is an electronic toll collection system used on toll roads, toll bridges, and toll tunnels in the Eastern United States, Midwestern United States, and Southern United States.
The MTA is also in need of cash. Setting up tolls is projected to bring in $1 billion a year, or $15 billion overall for the MTA, officials said.
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.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) provides local and express bus, subway, and commuter rail service in Greater New York, and operates multiple toll bridges and tunnels in New York City. Overview. Owner. State of New York. Locale. New York City. Long Island.
MTA board members Wednesday approved $15 tolls for vehicles and other proposed fees for vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street. The vote sets up a 60-day public comment period that's a ...
Before cashless tolling, drivers would spend more than 6,400 hours per day waiting to pay tolls at MTA crossings and wait up to 1 hour and 45 minutes in cash lanes every month, state officials said.
With about 50,000 runners expected to participate in the marathon on the first Sunday in November, the $750,000 the MTA demands works out to $15 per runner. The Verrazano E-ZPass toll is $7.
All-electronic tolling became the permanent toll collection method at the Henry Hudson Bridge in January after a successful pilot program that has improved traffic flow at the bridge and helped ...