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September 14, 2011

So you have your spiffy new EZ Pass from NJ and you fly through the toll for any of these bridges or tunnels, only to get your EZ Pass statement and see that you’ve been charged the Cash toll rate.

Bronx – Whitestone Bridge
Brooklyn Battery Tunnel
Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge
Henry Hudson Bridge (No trucks permitted)
Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges
Memorial Bridge
Queens Midtown Tunnel
Triboro RFK Bridge
Throgs Neck Bridge
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

What happened?

Because you bought your EZ Pass tag from a New Jersey Customer Service Center, you are paying the Cash toll rate instead of the EZ Pass rate.

Yes, this is true.

The MTA, which manages the Bronx Whitestone, Throgs Neck and Triboro RFK bridges, Brooklyn-Battery and Queens-Midtown tunnels, anticipates an additional $33 million from this change in 2011.

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E-Z Pass Rate Increases

September 13, 2011

On September 18, 2011, E-ZPass and cash toll rates will increase for the Hudson River Crossings of the George Washington Bridge, Holland Tunnel, and Lincoln Tunnel.

The new rates will be: Read more…

Filed under: E-Z Pass,NYC Bridges & Tunnels — Tags: EZ Pass NJ, George Washington Bridge, Holland Tunnel, Hudson River, Lincoln Tunnel, NJ toll, NYC toll — mtohn @ 8:16 pm

Take the Free Bridge!

September 7, 2011

Brooklyn Bridge

Let’s say you have the choice of paying to use a tunnel or bridge for $6 or driving a little more and not paying at all. What do you do?

According to the NYC Department of Transportation, a lot of drivers are opting to save money. From 2008 to 2009, traffic volume for the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, Henry Hudson Bridge, Queens-Midtown Tunnel, and the Robert F. Kennedy (Triboro) Bridge all fell. As we’d expect, traffic volume increased on the 10 of the city’s free bridges in the same areas. There was also a toll increase for MTA-owned crossings in June 2009, either from $5 – $5.50 or $4.15 – $4.57. Check out these comparisons: Read more…

Filed under: E-Z Pass,NYC Bridges & Tunnels — Tags: Broadway bridge, Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, E-ZPass, Henry Hudson Bridge, ny bridge toll, ny tunnel toll, Queens Midtown Tunnel, Robert F Kennedy Bridge — admin @ 1:55 pm

Hudson River Toll Increases

August 10, 2011

ez_pass_nj_logo1 As of August 5, 2011, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) is considering some pretty significant toll increases to use the Lincoln Tunnel, Holland Tunnel, George Washington Bridge, Goethals Bridge, Outerbridge Crossing, Bayonne Bridge, and PATH trains. These increases would be the first since 2008.

Public Hearings are being held on Tuesday, August 16th, locations here. ez_pass_ny

What kind of increases are we talking about:

E-ZPass Off-Peak — increase from $6.00 to $10.00 in 2011, then to $12.00 in 2014

E-ZPass Peak — increase from $8.00 to $12.00 in 2011, then to $14.00 in 2014

Cash Tolls — increase from $8.00 to $15.00 in 2011, then to $17.00 in 2014

PATH Fares — increase from $1.75 per trip to $2.75 in 2011. The fare for 10-, 20- and 40-trip SmartLink cards will increase from $1.30 per trip to $2.10 in 2011. The 1-day pass will increase from $6.00 to $8.25 in 2011. The 7-day pass will increase from $18.00 to $29.00 in 2011. The 30-day pass will increase from $54.00 to $89.00 in 2011. The senior fare will remain $1.00.

Is there any good news in this?

The Port Authority predicts that these increases will fund its 10-year, $33 billion capital plan, and bring 167,000 jobs and $9.7 billion in wages to the area.

The AAA strongly objects to these increases.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are expected to reject the proposal.

Read the full article in Crains New York Business.com

Here’s the full, detailed proposal.

Filed under: Driving & Traffic News,E-Z Pass,NYC Bridges & Tunnels,NYC Driving — Tags: E-ZPass, EZPass, George Washington Bridge, Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, NYC Driving, NYC toll, PANYNJ, Port Authority — admin @ 11:36 am

Van Wick or Van Wike?

May 26, 2011

For years, NYC traffic reporters and residents have been guessing how to correctly pronounce the name of the Van Vyck Expressway. Is it Van Wick or Van Wike? The highway was designed by Robert Moses is named after Robert Anderson Van Wyck, who became the first mayor of New York (as a five-borough city) in 1898.

The New York Times has just published a fabulous piece explaining the origin and correct pronunciation for the Van Wyck and NYC’s other bridges that have foreign names. As you’d expect, the foreign names are usually Dutch.

It’s not that you won’t understand the traffic reporters as you’re driving in NYC, but knowing the right name will surely get you some accolades at the next cocktail party!

So, what’s the correct pronunciation for the 9.3 mile highway that connects the Whitestone Expressway with Kennedy Airport in Queens? According to Bronson Van Wyck, whose great-great-greatgrandfather was the cousin of Robert Van Wyck, it’s Van Wike.

Filed under: NYC Bridges & Tunnels,NYC Driving — Tags: NYC Driving, NYC Traffic, Van Wyck Expressway — admin @ 1:28 pm

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