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The Queens–Midtown Tunnel (often referred to as the Midtown Tunnel) is a vehicular tunnel under the East River in New York City, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens. The tunnel consists of a pair of tubes, each carrying two lanes.
Vehicles using the Holland, Lincoln, Hugh L. Carey, and Queens–Midtown tunnels (which already charge a separate toll) could receive credits, or discounts, on the congestion toll. No credits would be provided for vehicles using bridges; for example, drivers using the George Washington Bridge would have to pay both the full bridge toll and the ...
Drivers from Long Island and Queens using the Queens-Midtown Tunnel will get the same break, as will those using the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel.
The TBTA is the largest bridge and tunnel toll agency in the United States by traffic volume. It generated more than $2.4 billion in toll revenue from 335 million vehicles in 2023. As of 2023, its operating budget was $596 million; the budget is funded through taxes and fees.
The base toll will be $15 no more than once a day for passenger vehicles, according to the proposal. Trucks should be charged $24 or $36, depending on their type, the proposal states.
Passenger vehicles entering Manhattan via the Lincoln or Holland tunnel from New Jersey, as well as the Hugh Carey and Queens-Midtown tunnels, would receive a $5 credit during the daytime hours.
Designed by Frederick Zurmuhlen, the Pulaski Bridge is a bascule bridge, a type of drawbridge. Its span crosses Newtown Creek, Long Island Rail Road tracks, and the entrance to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel from south to north.
NEW YORK — A New York City bridge now costs more to cross than any other in the nation under MTA toll hikes that took effect Sunday. Drivers using the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge now pay $19 to ...
Route map. The Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel, officially the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel and commonly referred to as the Battery Tunnel or Battery Park Tunnel, is a tolled tunnel in New York City that connects Red Hook in Brooklyn with the Battery in Manhattan.
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — The Queens-bound tube of the Midtown Tunnel briefly closed Wednesday morning after an SUV flipped over and blocked both lanes, according to MTA officials.