$15 toll to go into NY

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Hudson River tolls set to go up again on Sunday, with highest at $126

Traffic approaches the George Washington Bridge from the New Jersey side. Port Authority tolls will increase on Sunday, raising the price to $15 cash for a passenger vehicle. (Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)
By Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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on December 01, 2015 at 2:02 PM, updated December 01, 2015 at 2:03 PM



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The final bite of the Port Authority's toll increase will come early Sunday morning, when the cash toll increases to $15 for passenger vehicles at the Hudson River and Staten Island crossings.

Like a little lump of coal in commuter's Christmas stockings, reminders of the upcoming toll hike came on the same day the authority previewed the $7.9 billion operating and capital budget for 2016 on Monday. Tolls and fares are predicted to make up 36 percent of the authority's revenues in 2016.

This is the final year of a multi-part hike was originally approved in August 2011 and first took effect that September. The four following increases have all taken place during December, including the increase to a $14 cash toll last year.

The toll hike is expected to put more jingle in Port Authority cash registers next year. Officials are forecasting higher toll revenues of $123 million, for a total of $1.637 billion, resulting from the toll increase and predicted higher traffic volumes of 114.9 million vehicles at the bridges and tunnels next year.

Drivers using E-Z Pass drivers get a break, with passenger vehicle drivers paying an off-peak rate of $10.50, and $12.50 during the commuting peak.

Drivers of big trucks will pay the most, $126 cash, including $21 per axle for trucks with more than six axles. Truckers using E-ZPass get a break, paying $102 for crossing during off peak hours, $93 if they travel on weeknights and $108 for driving during peak hours

The 2016 budget is 2.8 percent higher than the 2015 budget, which officials attribute to costs to phase in operations of the World Trade Center and the PATH transportation hub. The board of commissioners are scheduled to vote on the budget on Dec. 10.

Revenue at the airports is expected to increase by $108 million, due to higher fees, more passengers and new leases.

The World Trade Center also is contributing to the revenue pot, with $67 million in revenues forecast next year.

Two of the largest expenditures is $1.461 billion for debt service and $1.202 billion for aviation.

 

[Neuromancer]

Wtf

 

[BmoreGorilla]

No more day trips to NY

 

[Michael's Black Son]

Port Authority making money hand over fist with these tolls and the bizarre shyt is that when these bridges were built the tolls were only put in place until the costs of the bridges were paid off.

Naturally it didn't take long to pay it off with the tolls but these greedy b*stards were like "fukk it, we getting paid. Let's keep this shyt going forever!"

 

[tru_m.a.c]

Port Authority making money hand over fist with these tolls and the bizarre shyt is that when these bridges were built the tolls were only put in place until the costs of the bridges were paid off.

Naturally it didn't take long to pay it off with the tolls but these greedy b*stards were like "fukk it, we getting paid. Let's keep this shyt going forever!"

While I hear this argument all the time, I'm slightly skeptical because we don't know how much money is actually being spent and on what because the books cant be opened.

Either way, EZ pass get you a discount on the tolls.

 

[Cave Savage]

It was already almost that expensive I think

 

[beenz]

:deadnyc:

the fukking tolls ya'll got out in new york city are outrageous. I mean we have tollways here, but that's primarily only in the suburbs. no tolls in the city for the most part. EXCEPT on one bridge that is easily bypassed. not to mention our tollway tolls are only 75 cents a pop. and folks were outraged when they went up that high from 40 cents.

everything else is free :blessedrose:

 

[skeetsinternal]

While I hear this argument all the time, I'm slightly skeptical because we don't know how much money is actually being spent and on what because the books cant be opened.

Either way, EZ pass get you a discount on the tolls.

I got ez pass but that shyt adds up. I auto replish on my ez pass and every week I gotta replenish twice cause I am in Harlem or Brooklyn or the Bronx

 

[beenz]

Port Authority making money hand over fist with these tolls and the bizarre shyt is that when these bridges were built the tolls were only put in place until the costs of the bridges were paid off.

Naturally it didn't take long to pay it off with the tolls but these greedy b*stards were like "fukk it, we getting paid. Let's keep this shyt going forever!"

this is what they say about EVERY piece of toll infrastructure. they say they'll put in tolls til it's paid off, but even well after it's paid, the tolls are still raping you.

 

[skeetsinternal]

It was already almost that expensive I think

I remember when it was $5

 

[beenz]

I got ez pass but that shyt adds up. I auto replish on my ez pass and every week I gotta replenish twice cause I am in Harlem or Brooklyn or the Bronx

we have i-pass out here. I NEVER even put money on that joint UNLESS my wife goes to the suburbs shopping once in a while. and even then, I'm only putting $10 on it.

 

[Da King]

Live outside NYC brehs

 

[QuavoFlow]

thats a dime bag

 

[newarkhiphop]

Bbbbbut nu yawk has museums and food

 

[Michael's Black Son]

While I hear this argument all the time, I'm slightly skeptical because we don't know how much money is actually being spent and on what because the books cant be opened.

Either way, EZ pass get you a discount on the tolls.

Dude do you realize this shyt has been going on for like 60 fukking years?!?

Port Authority has NUMEROUS revenue streams. That's tolls (bridges/tunnels), real estate, bus terminal, airports, seaports and railways.

Now we're just talking about the bridges which have been paid off for decades. They know there money in NYC and people are thirsty to get into NY. Then you have a ton of trucks rolling down the 95 and paying hundreds of dollars to do so. Those fukkboys at the port authority don't wanna leave a single dime on the table so they say "we need hikes for this and that."

Yet they will NEVER open up the books because people would flip out if they saw what the revenue streams look like. shyt, look at that bullshyt train terminal they are building at the WTC. It's not even finished yet and the budget is well over $2 billion. That's crazy. The damn station has marble floors and walls and no one fukking really uses the PATH station.