Thruway tolls going up, E-ZPass discount cut
A ride on the NY State Thruway is about to get more expensive. The NYS Thruway Authority voted today to increase tolls by 5 percent in 2009 and another 5 percent in 2010. They also cut the discount for E-ZPass users to 5 percent of the cash toll starting in July (pdf). That means if you're an E-ZPass user, you could end up paying about 28 percent more than you're currently paying.
Here's an unofficial breakdown of how prices will go up for a trip from Albany to the Garden State Parkway:
| Exit 23 to Exit 14A | cash | E-ZPass |
| Current | $4.80 | $3.92 |
| July | $4.80 | $4.56 |
| 2009 | $5.04 | $4.79 |
| 2010 | $5.29 | $5.03 |
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