The $3.25 cash toll and $1.80 E-ZPass toll for cars on both bridges will be suspended immediately tonight, MTA Chairman and CEO Joseph J. Lhota said. E-ZPass tolls paid since the bridges reopened will be retroactively credited back to their customers’ accounts.
The Marine Parkway – Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge closed in advance of Hurricane Sandy at 6:58 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, and reopened at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30. The Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge closed in advance of Hurricane Sandy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29 and reopened at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31.
Both bridges are operated by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, a unit of the MTA commonly known as MTA Bridges and Tunnels. Under the state Public Authorities Law and the related covenants with holders of TBTA bonds, the MTA is legally required to charge tolls to all users of the bridge with very few exceptions.
Governor Cuomo consulted with Senate Majority Leader Skelos and Speaker Sheldon Silver and they concurred, thus satisfying the MTA’s legal requirements.