Staten Island drivers are finally getting some significant toll relief.
The Port Authority yesterday approved a plan to give E-ZPass users on its Staten Island bridges a steeply discounted toll price that kicks in after drivers make three crossings in 30 days.
Under the plan, every trip will cost $4.75 following a third crossing.
Currently, the same trip costs E-ZPass users $9.50 during peak hours and $7.50 during off-peak hours.
E-ZPass technology will retroactively lower the price of the first two trips so that all crossings within the 30-day time frame will get the discounted rate.
Now if that same wonderful EZpass “technology” could have the tolls posted to our accounts instantly so that we could bill our companies, that would be nice.