When passing the Outerbridge or other tunnels and bridges, get ready to pay more. This morning, tolls at the George Washington Bridge, Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, Goethals Bridge, Bayonne Bridge and Outerbridge Crossing all rose $4 for cash payers, from $8 to $12. For trucks, the charge is now $13 per axle.
E-ZPass users will also see a raise, from $8 to $9.50. (Carpool users still receive a discount. See information here).
The PATH train also increased its tolls this morning by 25 cents, to $2. It will increase another 75 cents over the next 4 years.
By the time the tolls finish rising in 2015, as originally planned, the price to cross a bridge or tunnel will be $12.50 for E-ZPass users during peak hours, and $15 for cash payers.
As reported last month, Governors Chirstie and Coumo approved the hikes which they say will help maintain the bridges and tunnels.
This is outright theft!!!
On the Outerbridge, you can sometimes “handle” for a cheaper price.
And again they say the money is NEEDED for the repairs of the bridges, tunnels and road ways. I am ok with that, BUT, I know where the money will really go, it will go to the executives for pay raises and bonuses and if that happens then people should be fired. We are in a recession no one should get pay raises, especially with public money.
highway robbery!!!
it is going for the wtc to build it read the papers
#2 please explain
I just drove the gwb last night and I was so disgusted whoever doesn’t have ezpass whether you travel or not get it you’ll save on the long run
I think it is time to stay home and not travel to New York any more. It is getting way too expensive.
I think #2 was joking. No soap radio.
Do you wanna buy a bridge?
another way the unions are destroying our state !
not the unions #11 it is your gov.
Number#12
Correction, Both unions and the Gov. and destroying the state. In the papers both NY and NJ Gov’s agreed to it. However it seems only bridges and tunnels that connect NJ and NY got raised. if Gov. Christie said no, it would have never happened.
It is amazing that the New York bridges cost so much more to maintain than any other bridge on the world.
christie has got to go!!!
how could he let this happen ??
The tolls are supposed to pay for the bridges’ maintenance, even if that includes bonuses… But they are not intended to pay for WTC reconstruction or to secure other union jobs. That’s where the problem lies.