![]() The upgrade was particularly critical as new toll technology has proven to surpass the accuracy and customer service benefits provided by the current tolling system, which was installed in the late 1990s. The agency previously completed the transition to all-electronic tolling at the George Washington Bridge in July, the Holland Tunnel in 2020, and all three Staten Island bridges in 2019.Īctivation of the new toll system at the Lincoln Tunnel completes a multi-year $500 million capital project to upgrade the toll collection system at all six agency crossings to a fully cashless 21 st century system similar to ones using overhead gantries that have been implemented on modern highway networks around the world. Overhead gantries will now collect all needed information for both E-ZPass and Toll-By-Mail customers. The newly installed modernized toll collection system will collect payment either via E-ZPass or by capturing license plate information to enable payment by mail for non-E-ZPass customers, eliminating the need for cash toll collection at booths or requiring motorists to drive through toll lanes that forced merging and frequently caused traffic slowdowns or accidents. The last of the agency’s cash toll booths will be deactivated at the Lincoln Tunnel early that morning. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced today that the agency’s final vehicular crossing to upgrade to a new state-of-the-art tolling system will utilize the automatic all-cashless toll collection system starting Sunday, December 11. Vehicular Accidents Caused by Stop-and-Go or Merging Traffic in Former Toll Areas Reduced by 70 Percent at Staten Island Bridges New Automatic System Eliminates Need for Cash Toll Lanes, Allows Deactivation and Eventual Removal of Toll Booths Lincoln Tunnel to Become Final Agency Crossing to Activate New Modern System Using Overhead Gantries
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