reloaderguy 30 Posted September 11, 2011 I just saw one of those electronic traffic signs on the approach of the Outerbridge Crossing saying tolls would be going up in Sept from $8 to $12. Are they freekin' kidding me? A $4 increase. Does the increase include a free car wash? Will I get there faster or with less traffic? NO. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XDJohnTact 49 Posted September 11, 2011 Really? I thought they squashed that increase and settled on an additional .75 per year for the next 4 years? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reloaderguy 30 Posted September 11, 2011 Really? I thought they squashed that increase and settled on an additional .75 per year for the next 4 years? Well I guess they never got the message. http://www.panynj.gov/about/new-toll-fare-2011.html?tabnum=1 http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/19/higher-bridge-tunnel-and-path-rates-approved/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maksim 1,504 Posted September 11, 2011 Wait, $12 for the F'in outerbridge?!?!!? Plus $12 or whatever is the Verezano to get to BK? Damn, forget NY. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diamondd817 828 Posted September 11, 2011 Really? I thought they squashed that increase and settled on an additional .75 per year for the next 4 years? Yeah, wt? I just saw on the Bayonne Bridge going up to $12. Oh wait, I just read that for cash paying only. EZ pass is only going up $1.50. ONLY!!!!!!!!!!hahaha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackDaWack 2,895 Posted September 11, 2011 This is old news, for the past 2 months or so this has been set to happen, actually i already thought they hiked e'm up. I dunno how they expect people to afford driving to work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tony357 386 Posted September 11, 2011 what the heck do they do with all that money, they sure dont spend it on the bridges they look like ****.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reloaderguy 30 Posted September 11, 2011 what the heck do they do with all that money, they sure dont spend it on the bridges they look like ****.. They say they need the increase because less people are going into the city because of the economy. One word "layoffs" like any other company does! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reloaderguy 30 Posted September 11, 2011 Yeah, wt? I just saw on the Bayonne Bridge going up to $12. Oh wait, I just read that for cash paying only. EZ pass is only going up $1.50. ONLY!!!!!!!!!!hahaha Even paying $9.50 is a joke! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildbob 14 Posted September 12, 2011 What is the "Staten Island Bridges Plan" mentioned in that rate schedule? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XDJohnTact 49 Posted September 12, 2011 My friend lives in Brooklyn and also owns a house in Staten Island. I know he gets a discount plan on his EZ pass for the Varrazano Bridge. Maybe that is it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reloaderguy 30 Posted September 13, 2011 My friend lives in Brooklyn and also owns a house in Staten Island. I know he gets a discount plan on his EZ pass for the Varrazano Bridge. Maybe that is it? Well if you live in NJ and visit relatives in Brooklyn round trip in tolls is $25 without easypass! When are the sheeple that live in this area going to stand up and say "enough of this crap"? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mipafox 438 Posted September 13, 2011 Well if you live in NJ and visit relatives in Brooklyn round trip in tolls is $25 without easypass! When are the sheeple that live in this area going to stand up and say "enough of this crap"? You were joking, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJScott 15 Posted September 13, 2011 You were joking, right? Even if the voters were to all of sudden sprout brains and balls, it is the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey who call the shots around here, transportation-wise. It is a such a powerful, autonomous agency that even the respective governors of the two states are loathe to piss them off by fighting them. It is also one of the most lucrative patronage mills in this country, benefiting political hacks from both parties, so again it's hands off when it comes to bringing them to account. If you really want to get sick, try looking at the listing of salary and overtime PANY&NJ workers roll up in a typical year (I believe it may be on the nj.com website somewhere...Star-Ledger archives those stories); from the lowliest maintenance worker to the highest-paid, one-meeting-per-month but gets an office, staff and car executive. It is OBSCENE how they have continually gotten away with their financial shenanigans, all at the expense of the working stiffs who sometimes have no choice but to use their bridges and tunnels. Please don't get me started on how they recently fleeced--or were allowed to fleece us, thanks to our feckless mayor--the city of Bayonne for a huge tract of waterfront that the U.S. Army had given us for free. Yup, for as long as I've been alive and living here the P.A. has called the shots, and it ain't changing anytime soon. Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murphy4570 15 Posted September 13, 2011 Good Lord. I thought it was BS when they raised tolls to $4 from $3 on the Ben Franklin Bridge. That was years ago. New Jersey: You gotta pay to leave! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mipafox 438 Posted September 13, 2011 I thought it was BS when they raised the toll on the Easton bridge from $0.75 to a whole friggen dollar a few months ago. But, I guess if you don't like it, you can take the free bridge. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NFRs2000NYC 7 Posted September 13, 2011 Christie was a sap on this one. MTA/Port Authority is one of the most powerful, ridiculously overpaid unions in the country. For someone who is so anti union, he didn't put up much of a fight. My parents live in queens, and I live in short hills. It now costs them almost $30 to come visit me, and that cost is going up. I am currently in the process of convincing my wife to GTFOut of here, and move out west (Colorado perhaps.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reloaderguy 30 Posted September 13, 2011 You were joking, right? See for yourself. What you don't see listed is the toll from Brooklyn to SI on the Varrazano Bridge which is an additional $12 or $13. That's where you get $25 toll roundtrip. http://www.panynj.gov/about/new-toll-fare-2011.html?tabnum=1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mipafox 438 Posted September 13, 2011 See for yourself. What you don't see listed is the toll from Brooklyn to SI on the Varrazano Bridge which is an additional $12 or $13. That's where you get $25 toll roundtrip. http://www.panynj.gov/about/new-toll-fare-2011.html?tabnum=1 Sorry, let me be slightly more specific: When are the sheeple that live in this area going to stand up and say "enough of this crap"? You were joking, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackDaWack 2,895 Posted September 13, 2011 Christie was a sap on this one. Not hard to figure that one out. The money comes strait out of YOUR pocket, not the states. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Turboprop21 12 Posted September 13, 2011 I saw the illuminated sign the other night before going over the Goethals and had the urge to speed my car into the sign. It's ridiculous to say the least that it costs me $25 a day to commute to JFK for work. I only wish PA was an option for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadBul 0 Posted September 17, 2011 Yes, the new toll rate for cars will be $12.00, but for trucks it will be $13.00 per axle. A tractor trailer will now have to pay $65.00 to get into NY. Even if you never go into NY again, you will still pay the toll increase because truckers will have to raise there rates for delivery's, and in return, the merchants will have to raise there prices on there merchandise. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diamondd817 828 Posted September 17, 2011 Yes, the new toll rate for cars will be $12.00, but for trucks it will be $13.00 per axle. A tractor trailer will now have to pay $65.00 to get into NY. Even if you never go into NY again, you will still pay the toll increase because truckers will have to raise there rates for delivery's, and in return, the merchants will have to raise there prices on there merchandise. YES!! Most people don't realize this. Everything is on the back of a truck at one time. With the toll hikes and the price of diesel fuel over $4 and rising almost daily, your gallon of milk should be $9 before long. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diamondd817 828 Posted September 17, 2011 Yes, the new toll rate for cars will be $12.00, but for trucks it will be $13.00 per axle. A tractor trailer will now have to pay $65.00 to get into NY. Even if you never go into NY again, you will still pay the toll increase because truckers will have to raise there rates for delivery's, and in return, the merchants will have to raise there prices on there merchandise. YES!! Most people don't realize this. Everything is on the back of a truck at one time. With the toll hikes and the price of diesel fuel over $4 and rising almost daily, your gallon of milk should be $9 before long. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krdshrk 3,878 Posted September 17, 2011 The new tolls start on Sunday. Good thing my GF's dad flies in to JFK tonight. I'm gonna hafta get out of there before midnight! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XDJohnTact 49 Posted September 18, 2011 I have been in the city since Friday, I think I paid all the tolls on the way in? Not sure how people live in here, it is mad crowded everywhere and everything is so expensive! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
njJoniGuy 2,133 Posted September 18, 2011 ...Everything is on the back of a truck at one time. With the toll hikes and the price of diesel fuel over $4 and rising almost daily, your gallon of milk should be $9 before long. Welcome to the Glorious Weimar! Please don't park your wheelbarrow in the handicap spots Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krdshrk 3,878 Posted September 18, 2011 I think I was one of the first to pay the stupid tolls after they were hiked. Didn't leave JFK airport 'till 11:45. Went over the Verrazano at like 12:10.... Grr....... stupid customs taking an hour after the flight landed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadBul 0 Posted September 18, 2011 I have been in the city since Friday, I think I paid all the tolls on the way in? Not sure how people live in here, it is mad crowded everywhere and everything is so expensive! You pay only one toll when going to Manhattan or the Bronx and you don't pay a toll to cross back into Jersey because these tolls are owned by Port Authority . If you cross into Brooklyn or Queens, you pay another toll and if you want to go back to Manhattan or the Bronx, you need to pay a toll once again, these tolls are owned by MTA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadBul 0 Posted September 18, 2011 I think I was one of the first to pay the stupid tolls after they were hiked. Didn't leave JFK airport 'till 11:45. Went over the Verrazano at like 12:10.... Grr....... stupid customs taking an hour after the flight landed. The Verrazano Bridge is owned by the MTA, not Port Authority. The Verrazano has been $13.00 for some time now. You could have went over the Whitestone Bridge and paid $6.50 and took 95 south into Jersey. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites