Increase for New Jersey to New York City bridge and tunnel tolls
Driving your car from New Jersey to Manhattan across the George Washington Bridge just got more expensive.
Credit: AP / Ted Shaffrey
Toll hikes went into effect Sunday for driving from New Jersey to New York City, part of the Port Authority's fiscal plan approved last month.
The Port Authority has budgeted $8.3 billion in 2023 for operations, debt service and deferred expenses, and capital projects including renovations at Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark airports and repairs to the region’s bridges and tunnels.
“This budget makes the most of our efforts to recover the $3 billion of lost revenues that the agency experienced during the first two years of COVID, and emerge as a leaner, more efficient operation,” said Port Authority Executive Director Rick Cotton. “Our 2023 budget acknowledges the difficult economic environment that we all face, while providing the necessary resources to maintain, improve and grow our assets responsibly to the benefit of the entire region.”
Motorists driving cars and other two-axle vehicles with E-ZPass now pay $14.75, up from $13.75, during peak hours to cross the Lincoln and Holland tunnels and the George Washington, Bayonne and Goethals bridges and the Outerbridge Crossing. Off-peak tolls are now $12.75, up from $11.75. Tolls by mail now cost $17, up from $16.
Peak hours are 6 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 8 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends. The tolls are only collected when traveling from New Jersey to New York City.
Vehicles using E-ZPass with two axles and dual rear wheels, such as recreational vehicles, are now charged $40 during peak hours and $38 during off-peak hours, up $1. The toll-by-mail rate is $46.
Vehicles using E-ZPass with three axles, or vehicles towing single-axle trailers, now pay $60 during peak hours and $57 during nonpeak hours. Toll-by-mail is $69.
Fare increases for the AirTrain to Kennedy Airport are scheduled to take effect March 5, the Port Authority said. The fare will be $8.25, up from $8.
Fares at PATH remain at their current level. Discount bridge and tunnel toll and AirTrain fare plans will continue to remain in effect.
The approved budget calls for an investment of more than $55 million to advance the agency’s net zero-emissions future and climate resiliency goals.
