Tolls for MTA Bridges and Tunnels to Hike Sunday

This Sunday, just after midnight, drivers will have to cough up more money to cross MTA bridges and tunnels after the agency approved toll and fare hikes last month.

The tolls will be roughly 6% higher for New York E-ZPass customers and 10% for others at MTA crossings; these crossings include the Queens-Midtown and Hugh L. Carey tunnels, plus the Verrazzano-Narrows, Robert F. Kennedy, Bronx-Whitestone and Throgs Neck bridges.

New York E-ZPass customers will see fares rise at major crossings to $6.94 from the current $6.55, while out-of-state E-ZPass customers and drivers opting for tolls via mail will be charged $11.19 from the current $10.17.

When an E-ZPass holder’s tag can’t be read and the toll is collected by a license plate lookup, the “mid-tier” charge will be $9.11, higher than the current $8.36.

Toll rates will continue to vary by vehicle type.

The MTA has said the toll increases, along with increases in train fares, were necessary to pull the transit agency out of desperate financial straits.

Higher tolls and fares are expected to generate approximately $117 million for the MTA this year. The MTA plans to increase fares by 4% in 2025 and in 2027 and roll out a controversial congestion pricing plan next year to put additional tolls on traffic driving in Manhattan below 60th Street.