N6 Limited Posted July 11, 2017 Share #1 Posted July 11, 2017 Cashless Tolling at the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge http://www.mta.info/news/2017/07/10/cashless-tolling-verrazano-narrows-bridge July 10th, 2017 Shortly after Cashless Tolling went live at the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in the early morning of July 8th, work began on dismantling the toll booths. Cashless Tolling and the subsequent removal of toll booths and islands will reduce congestion and improve travel for motorists, allowing for a smoother, quicker, and more continuous commute across the bridge. Cashless Tolling is projected to save commuters up to 21 hours of drive time every year. It also reduces emissions and significantly decreases the amount of fuel burned by drivers, who will no longer have to stop and wait to pay tolls. This will onserve approximately one million gallons of fuel and save $2.3 million each year. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge joins the RFK Bridge, Henry Hudson Bridge, Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, Queens Midtown Tunnel, and Rockaway Bridges (Cross Bay and Marine Parkway), where sensors and cameras suspended over the highway on structures known as "gantries" read E-ZPass tags and take license plate images, so vehicles no longer have to stop and pay the toll. The Throgs Neck Bridge will go cashless in September 2017 and the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge in October 2017. Vehicles with E-ZPass tags are automatically charged, and vehicles without E-ZPass have their license plate recorded and a bill is mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle. E-ZPass tags should always be mounted and never waved to ensure that the tag is properly read and that the driver’s attention is not diverted from crossing the facility safely. Cashless Tolling Gantries at the Verrazano Open Roadway Where Toll Booths Once Stood It'll be slow until they remove the booth lanes,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junion Posted August 17, 2017 Share #2 Posted August 17, 2017 Cashless Tolling at the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge http://www.mta.info/news/2017/07/10/cashless-tolling-verrazano-narrows-bridge It'll be slow until they remove the booth lanes,. love the picture where there is an undercover cop labled "Open Roadway Where Toll Booths Once Stood". See the ticketers are making use of the extra space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted August 17, 2017 They've been on a major blitz on all roadways, they're hiding in all the cracks and crevices. Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted September 18, 2017 Share #4 Posted September 18, 2017 Do you have to slow down for the gantries? I remember driving across the bridge earlier in the month and I remember seeing 25 MPH limit signs right as you come out from the lower deck. I crossed again last Friday and some douche in a Chevy Silverado SS honked at me while we were passing through the gantry, then cut across two solid white lines to get around me. The funny thing is, he became trapped by a few semis immediately after and just as I was approaching the Goethals, he came up behind me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted September 18, 2017 Share #5 Posted September 18, 2017 You don't have to slow all the way down to 25 per se but don't go blazing through the plaza either. It's still a construction zone. The cops will pull you over and they've been no nonsense since cashless tolling started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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