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Thursday, December 05, 2013

New Toll Hike Hits Drivers Hard

Fort Lee, New Jersey (My9NJ) - Could you imagine spending $100 to drive over a bridge or through a tunnel? Well, as of Sunday, that is the new reality for truckers driving into Manhattan.

This will be the third of five Port Authority toll increases passed since 2011. It means only a 75 cent increase for car drivers using E-ZPass. For cash paying truckers, on the other hand, it means a $12 hike, taking them from $90 per crossing to $102 just to cross the George Washington Bridge.

Many truckers are upset over the toll increase. Independent trucker, David Edwards says that the toll hike is wiping them out. “I came across here the other day and had to do a lot of deliveries, and it cost me over $400,” he said.

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2 comments:

The 2nd American Revolution in progress said...

We can succeed from Maryland and charge them $90.00 a car to visit us...

Anonymous said...

Thats smart.. raise tolls taxes min wage welfare rolls food stamps and they wonder why we have higher costs and no jobs...dems are extremely stupid and must be stopped...