The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has approved a plan to raise tolls at tunnels and bridges into New York City, in part to fund the reconstruction of the World Trade Center.
August 22, 2011Business
Port Authority Sets Toll Jump for Trucks Crossing into NYC
Tolls for trucks entering New York City from New Jersey will more than double over the next five years, a larger increase than originally proposed.
August 29, 2011Business
Pa. Turnpike’s Cash Fares to Rise; Commercial Hauler Discount Will End
Cash fares will rise 10% on the Pennsylvania turnpike in 2012, but tolls will remain the same for E-ZPass users.
July 25, 2011Government, Business
Maryland Proposes Raising Tolls on 7 Major Highways, Bridges, Tunnels
The Maryland Transportation Authority on June 2 proposed significantly increasing tolls over the next two years on seven highways, bridges and tunnels in the state.
June 14, 2011Government, Business
Maryland to Consider Toll Hikes
The Maryland Transportation Authority will consider toll increases at its June 2 meeting that could double rates by 2013 for trucks on seven of the state’s eight tolled facilities.
May 24, 2011Business
R.I. Exploring Putting Tolls on Interstate 95
Rhode Island state officials are pushing ahead with a plan to explore putting tolls on Interstate 95, the state’s top transportation official said, despite U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s disapproval of the idea.
May 17, 2011Government, Business
Tolls to Increase in July on Seven Delaware River Spans
Truckers crossing the Delaware River from New Jersey into Pennsylvania on any of seven tolled bridges upstream of Trenton, N.J., could pay as much as 75 cents more per axle as July 1.
May 17, 2011Government, Business
Tolling Close on Washington State Bridge
When tolling starts sometime this spring on the State Route 520 Bridge across Lake Washington west from Seattle, trucks could pay from $2.40 to $14.50 each way to cross.
November 30, 2010Government, Business
Truck Tolls to Rise on NYC Tunnels, Bridges
Truck tolls will rise on six of the seven major bridges and tunnels operated within New York City by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, beginning Dec. 30.
November 2, 2010Business
TRB Seeks Trucking Input for Tolling Survey
The Transportation Research Board is seeking trucking industry input for a study to gauge truckers’ willingness to pay for tolls.
September 1, 2010