Tappan Zee Bridge tolls: Calls renewed for a locals-only discount

[hrmjustin]

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KHURRAM SAEED AND THERESAJ UVA-BROWN

The governor’s proposal to give Staten Island residents additional toll breaks on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge has spurred renewed calls for Westchester and Rockland dwellers to get discounts on the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

The New York State Thruway Authority is expected to significantly raise tolls to pay for the new $3.9 billion twin span, but officials have yet to present toll projections or even indicate when such figures will be decided.

Local leaders are already pushing for toll relief. Rockland County Legislator Cris Carey, R-Bardonia, wants Gov. Andrew Cuomo to make the same deal for Rockland as he is pitching for Staten Island: let local residents pay less to drive across the bridge in their backyards.

http://www.lohud.com/article/20140224/NEWS03/302240004/Tappan-Zee-Bridge-tolls-Calls-renewed-locals-only-discount?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CWestchester%20County,%20New%20York&nclick_check=1

[msongs]

1. therefore staten islanders should have to pay MORE when crossing other toll bridges, right? nt

[hrmjustin]

2. I hope not.