Tolls To Rise On Mid-Hudson Valley Bridges

MID-HUDSON VALLEY, NY — New bridge toll rates are set to take effect next month.

The New York State Bridge Authority said the new rates, which are the final phase of its four-year toll revision that was initiated in 2020, will begin at midnight May 1.

Tolls are collected while traveling east on the Authority’s five toll crossings: the Bear Mountain, Newburgh-Beacon, Mid-Hudson, Kingston-Rhinecliff and Rip Van Winkle bridges.

All tolls are paid through E-ZPass or Tolls by Mail NY and are reinvested back into the Authority’s capital projects, according to a spokesperson.

The following rates will be effective starting May 1:

Starting in 2020, the Bridge Authority began an incremental increase in tolls on May 1 of each year, with the final phase taking effect this year.

Passenger cars with E-ZPass, which make up the majority of customers, have seen an increase of 10 cents each year during the toll revision.

The toll rate schedule was approved in early 2020 after a lengthy public review and regulatory process.

E-ZPass tags can be procured online at www.e-zpassny.com or at select retail locations around the state. E-ZPass users are able to sign up for special discount programs, including the NYSBA Commuter Plan. Payments are accepted through credit and debit cards, checking accounts and now cash payments through Vanilla Direct locations.