The notorious Verrazano Bridge cash toll $16 but it varies:
Though of 180,000 vehicles that span the narrows each day, about 77 percent receive some sort of discount, according to the MTA. Here's what it will cost to span the narrows from the cheapest, to most expensive options:
Staten Island Resident Carpool ($3.08). After the hikes, Staten Islanders could manage only paying a $3.08 toll to cross the Verrazano through the MTA's carpool program. Drivers are eligible if they are displaying a valid Staten Island Resident sticker on their car, carrying three or more passengers in toll plaza cash lanes.
The MTA sells its carpool ticket book online in blocks of 24 tickets. To acquire a resident sticker, drivers must print out this form and mail it to the MTA along with the required information.
Staten Island Resident E-ZPass discount ($5.74) - The next cheapest option is the Staten Island Resident discount, available to all Staten Island-based drivers who use E-ZPass. State Sen. Andrew Lanza (R-Staten Island) and Assembylman Michael Cusick (D-Mid Island) introduced the program last year. While toll hikes would bump the discount from $5.50 to $5.74, the two elected officials have secured addition funding that would keep the discount toll at $5.50.
Staten Island Resident tokens ($8.87) - Not using an E-ZPass? Staten Islanders with a resident sticker on their cars can purchase tokens at toll booths to cross the bridge at what would cost $8.87 after the hikes take effect on Sunday.
E-ZPass discount ($11.08) -- All E-ZPass users in New York will pay $11.08 to cross the bridge come early Sunday morning.
Cash ($16) -- If you're in that 33 percent of drivers not receiving some sort of discount, you'll be paying $16 to cross the Verrazano next week
Motorcycles and trucks whether weighing more than 7,000 pounds or with multiple axles are subjected to different tolling structures. Complete tolling information for all vehicles and MTA bridges and tunnels is available on the MTA's website.
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