New York – Henry Hudson Bridge Going Cashless

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    New York – The Henry Hudson Bridge is going cashless.

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    Unmanned, cashless toll booths are being introduced on the Bronx-Manhattan crossing beginning Nov. 10.

    The agency says drivers can pay with the E-ZPass or their license plates will be photographed and the registered driver will get a bill in the mail.

    The toll remains the same: $2.20 with E-ZPass and $4 without.

    The 34 MTA Bridges and Tunnels officers currently working at the bridge toll plaza will be moved to jobs at other crossings.

    The bridge averages 65,000 vehicles daily. It’s the first of the MTA’s seven bridges and two tunnels to go cashless.


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    Mark Levin
    Mark Levin
    11 years ago

    Somehow I don’t get the saychil involved in this one. Don’t they pay for postage? What about the billing costs?

    ChachoMoe
    ChachoMoe
    11 years ago

    #1 that is why they are charging an extra $1.50 #2 The $ saved for all the employees at the booths by far exceeds that amount. #3 Moreover, the slow moving traffic these cash lanes… in fact, many countries have adopted this system, incl Israel.

    noturbizniss
    noturbizniss
    11 years ago

    The problem is that all the current workers are just being shifted elsewhere, so in the end no money is being saved because it is more important to pay pointless salary dollars than to maximize efficiency and revenue. That;s why the MTA is planning on raising subway/bus fares – to pay the workers who must be employed despite the jobs not being necessary.