The Port Authority board this morning voted unanimously to approve the new tolls backed by Gov. Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
With the vote, cash tolls will hit the $12 mark next month — up $4 from the current price — before embarking on a climb that’ll see them hit a dashboard-punching $15 by 2015.
The new levies slam cash-paying drivers, with the blow somewhat softened on those using electronic payments.
CUOMO, CHRISTIE REACH DEAL ON TOLL HIKES
Come September, E-ZPass drivers will fork over $7.50 off-peak and $9.50 peak on the agency’s six bridges and tunnels, up from $6 and $8, respectively.
Drivers dealing out greenbacks, who now pay $8, will pay $12 at all times. That includes the $1.50 hike that the E-ZPasses got, as well as service fees for paying cash.
In the not too distant future, drivers will look at next month’s hikes as a bargain.
Every year up to and including 2015, E-ZPass tolls will increase by 75 cents.
So will cash tolls.
Cuomo and Christie struck the 11th-hour deal yesterday, which avoided even sharper increases proposed by the Port Authority.