This Monday, January 1, tolls will increase 5% for EZ-pass users and another 5% in 2027. It will cost even more for those without an EZ-Pass, who only represent 24% of drivers, according to The Citizen.
Those who cross theMario Cuomo Bridge” They will also see a 50-cent increase in toll prices from $5.75 to $6.25, and many more in 2027, when it rises to $7.75, he detailed. Fox News.
Toll increase will have minimal impact on the cost of short trips along the Thruway. For example, driving from Geneva (Exit 42) to Rochester (Exit 45) will rise from $1.07 to $1.12 dollars. A transfer from Verona (Exit 33) to Syracuse (Exit 34A) will also increase five cents, at the same rate. Traveling along Interstate 90 from Albany to Buffalo will cost an additional 60 cents: $12.78, down from $12.18.
The agency said it is raising toll rates to maintain the major highway, as does not receive federal or state tax funding. Despite the rise, officials have said that using New York’s highways will continue to be more affordable compared to neighboring states.
Additionally, since the fall, drivers in NYC have been paying more to park on the streets after the price of parking meters increased.
In October, the governor of New Jersey stopped a toll increase in that state that was scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2024.
2023-12-30 15:01:00
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