The PA also wants non ez-pass tag holders (Cash payers) to pay $15 to cross into NY.
They also plan on raising the Path fares from $1.75 to $2.75, which makes it more expensive than the NYC subway..
Hopefully Cuomo or Christie shuts them down or come up with something reasonable.
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MODERATOR'S NOTE
An agreement between Govs. Cuomo and Christie has been reported on 8/19/11:
NYPost: Cuomo, Christie reach deal on huge toll hikes
For the official Port Authority of NY & NJ Press Release with full details, see:
PORT AUTHORITY BOARD APPROVES TWO-PART FISCAL HEALTH PLAN THAT INCLUDES REVISED TOLL AND FARE RATES AND DEMANDS AGENCY ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
For current Port Authority tolls, see:
http://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/tolls.html
As of September 18, 2011, Port Authority crossing tolls between NY and NJ (Lincoln Tunnel, Holland Tunnel, George Washington Bridge, Bayonne Bridge, Goethals Bridge, Outerbridge Crossing) will be as follows:
E-ZPass tolls
• Cars (Class 1) $7.50 off-peak / $9.50 peak (up from $6/$8)
• Motorcycles (Class 11) $6.50 off-peak / $8.50 peak (up from $5/$7)
• Carpool Plan (Class 1, 11) $3.50 at all times (up from $2)
• Weekday peak hours will extend one hour later to 6–10am and 4–8pm (from 6–9pm and 4–7pm)
• Weekend peak hours will extend one hour earlier and later to 11am–9pm (from 12pm–8pm)
• All tolls will increase by $0.75 per year through 2015 (as of first Sun in Dec)
Cash tolls
• Cars (Class 1) $12 at all times (up from $8).
• Car tolls will increase by $0.75 per year, rounded to the nearest dollar, through 2015 (as of first Sun in Dec)
• Motorcycles (Class 11) $11 at all times (up from $7)
• Motorcycle tolls will increase by $1.00 per year through 2015 (as of first Sun in Dec)
PATH fares
• $2.00 (up from $1.75)
• will increase by $0.25 per year through 2015
dstan
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