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Commuter Tax: Gov. Christie ‘unlikely’ to back NJ-NY toll hike
Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday he’s unlikely to support a proposal to sharply increase tolls on bridges and tunnels between New Jersey and New York, but he didn’t rule out smaller toll increases to pay for infrastructure improvements.
The proposal by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey would increase tolls by $4 for E-ZPass customers and $7 for cash-payers as soon as September at the Outerbridge Crossing, Bayonne, Goethals and George Washington bridges and at the Holland and Lincoln tunnels. An additional $2 increase would happen in 2014. (Delli Santi, The Associated Press)