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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a proposal to raise toll prices ‘doesn’t work for me’
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday the proposed steep toll hikes at bridges and tunnels to New Jersey are a “non-starter,” but he didn’t rule out increases after further review.
“I think the proposal is a non-starter for obvious reasons,” Cuomo said Tuesday of the tentative plan, which could be killed by him or by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. He said that now isn’t a good time to be raising tolls and that the kneejerk response of putting “our hand in the taxpayer’s pocket” when money is needed “doesn’t work for me.”
The proposal by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates area bridges, tunnels and transit hubs, would as much as double the tolls at the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, at the George Washington Bridge and at three other bridges between New Jersey and Staten Island. (Gormely, The Associated Press)