In a press release sent out yesterday, Governor Cuomo gave an update on his $500 million overhaul of NYC’s bridges’ and tunnels’ tolling systems. When he first put forth the plan in October, he included flashy renderings of the new cashless collection systems, complete with LED light shows, but his latest announcement tells us that by the end of 2017, old-fashioned tollbooths will be a thing of the past at all MTA-operated bridges and tunnels in the New York metropolitan region. As the press release explains, the new Open Road Tolling system (ORT) will work as follows: State-of-the-art sensors and cameras will […]
POLL: Is Governor Cuomo’s plan to get rid of tollbooths a good idea? : 6sqft
