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The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA), doing business as MTA Bridges and Tunnels, is an affiliate agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that operates seven toll bridges and two tunnels in New York City. The TBTA is the largest bridge and tunnel toll agency in the United States by traffic volume.
“The Authority reserves the right to charge a 25% higher CBD [Central Business District] charge during gridlock alert days,” according to the MTA’s Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority.
At that time, the MTA was paid 17.5 cents for each of more than two million tokens that had been collected during the three-year "token war". [112] Tokens were sold until April 13, 2003, after which only MetroCards were used for fare payment. [113] [114] Tokens were phased out in 2003 when the fare rose to $2 (equivalent to $3.31 in 2023). [71 ...
Travel times improved substantially, particularly for river crossings, with 30-40% reductions in travel time between Manhattan and New Jersey via the George Washington Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel, and Holland Tunnel. Cars traveling crosstown experienced 20-30% faster trips, while north-south avenue travel times improved by up to 20%. [363]
Low-income vehicle owners who qualify and register with Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority should receive a 50% discount on the daytime auto toll after the first 10 trips made by that vehicle ...
Tolls on MTA bridges and tunnels are set to go up just after midnight on Sunday — and the percentage amount of the hike is greater than that planned for subway and bus fares. E-ZPass tolls for ...
The subway, buses, and Staten Island Railway charge a single flat fare for each trip, regardless of time or distance traveled. From the MTA's inception until 2003, the agency collected subway and bus fares via a series of small metal tokens. The MTA cycled through several series of tokens throughout the late 20th century.
The law required the MTA to use congestion pricing as a way of raising at least $1 billion a year for the MTA's capital program. Advocates have touted that it is also expected to reduce traffic ...