NEW YORK – Starting Sunday, drivers crossing certain bridges and tunnels in New York will find an increase in the price of tolls after the MTA announced the strategy as a measure to generate millions in annual revenue.
Crossings where drivers will find toll changes include the bridge RFK, the bridge Bronx-Whitestone, the bridge Throgs Neck, the bridge Verrazzano-Narrows, the bridge Henry Hudson, the bridge Cross Bay, the bridge Marine Parkway, the tunnel Queens Midtown and the tunnel Hugh L. Carey. (The new MTA toll rates can be found here).
For most intersections, the drivers of E-ZPass they will see a 43 cent surcharge on tolls, which will increase from $ 6.12 to $ 6.55.
Meanwhile, drivers who choose to pay by mail will see a toll increase from $ 9.50 to $ 10.17 at those same intersections.
However, the post-refund toll for the bridge Verrazzano-Narrows it will still be $ 2.75 one way, the MTA announced.
The new toll rates begin on Sunday, April 11.
A new mid-level toll will also be introduced for E-ZPass drivers. This toll rate is priced between the E-ZPass and the rate and what drivers pay by mail, and is for drivers who do not have their tag properly mounted.
“For most cars, this means placing [la etiqueta E-ZPass] in the middle of the windshield, just below the rear view mirror bracket, “the MTA advised.
The hikes were approved in February by the MTA Board.
