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Port Authority to hike tolls the same day congestion pricing launches in NYC
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Published Dec 31, 2024
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New Jersey drivers who commute into Manhattan are in for a double whammy next week as a Port Authority toll hike is slated to land the same day as the launch of the MTA’s long-anticipated congestion pricing fees.
At the strike of midnight on Jan. 5, passenger vehicle drivers who use an E-ZPass will pay an extra 68 cents to cross Port Authority’s bridges and tunnels from the Garden State into New York. The agency’s peak hour charge will increase from $15.38 to $16.06, and its off-peak toll will go up from $13.38 to $14.06.
At the same time, the MTA’s congestion pricing tolls will launch with a $9 daytime fee on passenger vehicles. Those who enter Manhattan via the Holland or Lincoln tunnels and use an E-ZPass will still pay the full Port Authority toll, but will receive a $3 credit against the new MTA charges, meaning their maximum daily charge to drive a passenger car into New York will be $22.06.
The MTA’s launch of congestion pricing comes more than six months after Gov. Kathy Hochul “paused” the MTA’s previous plans to launch the tolls on June 30 at a $15 base price. She lifted her pause less than two weeks after November’s election — and a week later the MTA board approved the tolls to launch on Jan. 5 with a $9 base toll
The Port Authority board followed up in December with its own approval of a Jan. 5 toll hike. MTA spokesperson Aaron Donovan said the two agencies did not coordinate on the date, and that it was merely a coincidence.
The Port Authority will also increase the PATH fare, with the cost of a single ride going up from $2.75 to $3. But that fare hike won’t go into effect until Jan. 12 — a week after the toll increase.
The MTA also anticipates a fare hike of its own next summer, according to the agency’s budget documents. The documents show plans for a 4% price increase for the agency’s fares — as well as its nine bridge and tunnel tolls that aren’t covered by congestion pricing. The agency has not yet announced exactly how it will increase those rates.
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Stephen Nessen
Stephen Nessen covers transportation. Since 2008 he has reported on everything from Occupy Wall Street, the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site, Hurricane Sandy, to Trump’s campaign for president. His transportation reporting has taken him everywhere from the MTA’s secret Rail Control Center to the gleaming subways of Seoul. Got a tip? Email [email protected].
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