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.

For E-ZPass users, tolls for both cars and trucks will be 5% higher under the new rate schedule, while the rate hike for drivers paying cash will be higher.

For trucks, the cash tolls could be $10 to $15 higher, depending on the crossing and truck size.

Today, for instance, a five-axle truck with E-ZPass pays $45 to cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge that connects Brooklyn and Staten Island and has one-way tolling. When the new rates take effect, the same truck crossing between the two boroughs will pay $47.26.

Without an E-ZPass, however, a five-axle truck crossing the Verrazano will have to pay $70, up from today’s $60.