Staten Island drivers are finally getting some significant toll relief.
The Port Authority yesterday approved a plan to give E-ZPass users on its Staten Island bridges a steeply discounted toll price that kicks in after drivers make three crossings in 30 days.
Under the plan, every trip will cost $4.75 following a third crossing.
Currently, the same trip costs E-ZPass users $9.50 during peak hours and $7.50 during off-peak hours.
E-ZPass technology will retroactively lower the price of the first two trips so that all crossings within the 30-day time frame will get the discounted rate.
The plan is expected to kick in some time in the next 70 days after being approved by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Gov. Cuomo.
The discounts, available to anyone with a New York- or New Jersey-issued E-ZPass, cover only the Outerbridge Crossing, Bayonne and Goethals bridges.
They replace a current PA discount plan for the three bridges that requires 10 trips to earn the lower price.
Councilman Vincent Gentile, meanwhile, is calling on the MTA to craft a similar plan for the Verrazano Bridge.