Posted Oct 22, 2010, 11:40 PM
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Updated 9:18 AM
Cash-Only Drivers May Get Higher Toll Hike
By: NY1 News
http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beat...her-toll-hike/
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E-ZPass users may get a break when the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board votes next week on toll hikes.
But those who use cash-only lanes should prepare to dig deeper into their pockets.
According to the Daily News, drivers who pay with E-ZPass will be hit with a five-percent increase, just half of what was originally proposed.
The paper says drivers who pay cash will be hit with an 18-percent hike.
Board members tell the News they want to encourage more drivers to use E-ZPass, which they say will reduce MTA labor costs, traffic congestion, and pollution.
The agency had originally proposed a 25-cent to 50-cent increase per trip on its bridges and tunnels.
If approved, the hikes will go into effect in January to help close the agency's budget gap.
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