“The federal funding provided by Congress in December has allowed the MTA to avoid the worst case cuts not just in 2021 but also 2022,” said MTA Chairman and CEO Patrick Foye. This short-term stability was a result of $2.9 billion in deficit financing through the Federal Municipal Liquidity Facility, improved re-estimates in dedicated taxes and fees as well as the receipt of $4 billion in Federal aid through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 that was passed by Congress in December. Drastic service reductions remain on the table, however, for 20 without future federal aid to support the remaining $8 billion deficit.
To continue to provide as much subway, bus and commuter rail service as possible to customers, the MTA Board today approved a toll increase on MTA Bridges and Tunnels while preserving the resident discount programs.Īs a result of recent modest financial gains, the MTA will avoid the “worst case” service reductions that had been eliminated in 2021 but had been discussed as a possibility for 2022, as well as any immediate associated layoffs. The MTA continues to face a cumulative deficit of $8 billion through 2024 and is urgently requesting additional Federal assistance to power the region’s recovery from the pandemic in the years to come. The Cross Bay Bridge toll remains fully rebated for Rockaway and Broad Channel residents properly using their NYCSC E-ZPass.Īlso on Thursday, the MTA urged Congress to quickly pass the American Rescue Plan, including delivering an additional $8 billion in federal relief for the agency amidst its ongoing financial crisis. The Cross Bay Bridge and Marine Parkway Bridge toll for Rockaway and Broad Channel residents will increase to $1.60. Toll discount programs and rebates for Rockaway and Broad Channel residents using the Cross Bay Bridge are being maintained for those who properly use their NYCSC E-ZPass tags. The toll on the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge will increase to $2.45 from $2.29.
Drivers without E-ZPass will be charged $10.17, up from its current rate of $9.50. Tolls will jump to $6.55 from $6.12 for E-ZPass users on: the Whitestone Bridge, RFK-Triboro Bridge, Throgs Necks and Verrazzano bridges and the Brooklyn-Battery and Queens-Midtown tunnels. The hike, which will raise current toll rates in April by an average of 7.08 percent to yield a 6 percent increase in revenue, according to the MTA.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board on Thursday approved a toll increase on MTA Bridges and Tunnels while preserving the resident discount programs. If your Tag is not properly mounted, you will not receive the resident discount rate at the Marine Parkway Bridge, and the resident discount rate and rebate at the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and Cross Bay Bridge – you will be charged the mid-tier toll rate for those facilities.MTA Board Approves Toll Hike on Bridges and Tunnels The Cross Bay Bridge toll will continue to be fully rebated for Rockaway/Broad Channel resident plan participants.Īll Staten Island and Rockaway/Broad Channel resident plan participants must continue to mount their Tag. The Staten Island Carpool Program will be discontinued on April 11, 2021. The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge post-rebated toll will remain $2.75 each way Read the Mid-Tier Toll Rate FAQs for more information.
The Mid-Tier Toll Rate is (1) higher than the E-ZPass toll rate that is charged to E-ZPass New York Customer Service Center (NYCSC) customers when their Tag is properly mounted, but (2) lower than the full toll charged to customers without a NYCSC E-ZPass Tag or account.