MTA hikes take toll

With tomorrow's increase, trip from Rockaways to N.J. could soar to $23.

A ROCKAWAY RESIDENT driving to Jersey to vist mom will need more than a fistful of quarters: It could cost up to $23 in bridge tolls.Tolls for MTA bridges and tunnels go up tomorrow, just weeks after the Port Authority hiked the price to use the crossings under it's control. That Rockaway driver heading to the Garden State without E-ZPass faces these round-trip toll..

The Marine Parkway or Cross Bay bridge: $5---Verrazano Bridge linking Brooklyn and Staten Island: $10 ---Outerbridge Crossing between Staten Island and Perth Amboy, N.J.: $8. That $23 hit can be slashed to $19.40 with E-ZPass discounts and reduced to $18.32 if the driver enrolls in a discount program for Rockaway residents only, which applies to the Marine Parkway and Cross Bay bridges. The Port Authority's toll for the for the Outerbridge Crossing can be slashed $8 to $4 --but only if the driver buys a bulk package that makes economic sense if a commuter uses the Port Authority's Staten Island bridges frequently. ---MTA tolls rise at 3 a m tomorow.
.. ---Tolls for cash customers will go from $4.50 to $5 on the Triborough Bridge , Bronx Whitestone, Throgs Neck Bridge and the Midtown and Battery tunnels. The E-ZPass rate on those crossings will bo $4.15. The Verrazano Bridge has a one-way toll (Staten Island bound) that is rising from $9 to $10. The E-ZPass charge will be $8.30.
Crossing the Henry Hudson will cost $2.75 cash or $1.90 with E-ZPass.The cash price for the Marine Parkway and Cross Bay bridges will become $2.50 ; $1.55 with E-ZPass. nydnews 3-15-2008 p-20

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