Port Authority May Raise Tolls
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Port Authority officials reportedly are considering raising tolls at the Hudson River crossings and PATH fares.
Agency officials told the Star-Ledger of Newark the agency plans to request an increase of at least $2 on tolls and are discussing whether to eliminate the $1 E-ZPass discount.
The newspaper says the request would come after next week’s legislative elections.
The increases could raise roughly $300 million a year for long-term construction projects. Any toll hike would require approval from New Jersey’s Governor Corzine and New York’s Governor Spitzer.
A spokeswoman for Mr. Corzine told the newspaper the administration had no comment on the potential toll hike.
The Port Authority last raised Hudson River tolls in 2000.
