Tolls on the New York State Thruway will increase Jan. 1 for the first time in 14 years.
NY E-ZPass customers will see their tolls increase 5% starting in January. E-ZPass tolls will rise another 5% in January of 2027.
Toll rates for non-E-ZPass drivers and toll by mail rates will both increase to 8.6 cents a mile by 2027. Non-E-ZPass drivers currently pay 5.1 cents a mile while toll by mail drivers pay 5.8 cents a mile.
E-ZPass customers now pay 4.5 cents a mile. That will rise to 4.9 cents a mile after the 2027 increase, but will still be one of the lowest rates in the nation, according to the Thruway Authority.
Tolls will also increase on the Gov. Mario Cuomo Bridge, formerly known as the Tappan Zee Bridge. The bridge’s toll rates will increase 50 cents annually starting in 2024.
Increases on the bridge tolls will continue through 2027, when the toll will be $7.75.
The Thruway Authority says the money is needed to help maintain the 570-mile Thruway system, which stretches from Western New York at the Pennsylvania border all the way to New York City and the Massachusetts border. The highway is mainly supported by tolls and does not receive set funding from state or federal tax dollars.
The last time tolls increased was 2010.
The Thruway Authority approved the hike in September.
You can find more information, including a complete schedule of tolls, online at the Thruway Authority’s website.