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MTA To Vote On Fare, Toll Hike Proposal Wednesday


The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is scheduled to vote on its latest fare and toll hike proposal Wednesday morning.

The plan calls for raising the base subway and bus fare 25 cents to $2.50.

The price of a 7-day MetroCard would rise from $29 to $30, and a 30-day MetroCard would go up from $104 to $112.

The plan trims the pay-per-ride MetroCard bonus from 7 percent to 5 percent. You’d get that bonus with any purchase of $5 or more.

Tolls on MTA bridges and tunnels would also go up. For instance, the E-ZPass toll on the Verrazano Bridge would increase to $10.66.

Paying cash would cost $15.

Staten Islanders would pay $6.36 with an E-ZPass for their first two crossings. That toll drops to $6 for Staten Islanders who cross at least three times a month.

Tolls at other major crossings would go up by about 50 cents for E-ZPass users. Cash tolls would go up $1.

Most Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North fares would rise as much as 9.3 percent.

The changes would take effect in March.

(Source: NY1)



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