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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 26 June 2019

Port Authority seeking fare, toll hikes across New York area

reached in 2020 to require described Tuesday. duced, beginning as early
another hike, the Port Au- The air trains to JFK and as November 1. Taxis and
thority said. Newark airports would rise app-based car services
Cash tolls would rise from from $5.00 at JFK and $5.50 would be charged $4.00
$15 to $16, and E-ZPass at Newark to $7.75 at both. for each fare picked up at
rates would rise $1.25 for Single-ride PATH rail tickets one of the airports, and the
both peak and off-peak would stay at $2.75 but dis- app-based services would
periods, by the beginning counts for multi-ride passes also be charged $4.00 for
of 2020, under the proposal would be significantly re- each drop-off. q

In this Nov. 22, 2016, file photo, people riding the AirTrain
approach Terminal B at Newark Liberty International Airport in
Newark, N.J.
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The au- on PATH trains haven’t risen
thority that operates New in five years. The plans an-
York’s airports and many nounced Tuesday also call
of its bridges and tunnels for roughly $5 billion to be
is proposing fare and toll added to the authority’s
hikes across a broad swath 10-year capital plan, for
of its facilities, some poten- a total of about $37 bil-
tially taking effect as early lion. Most of the increase
as this fall, to keep pace would go to replacing the
with inflation and help Newark air train, which of-
fund more than $30 billion ficials have estimated will
in capital projects over the be obsolete by 2022; the
next decade. ongoing redevelopment of
The Port Authority of New JFK Airport and a new air
York and New Jersey laid train to LaGuardia Airport.
out its plans Tuesday to The new capital plan also
raise tolls at its bridges and would dedicate $35 million
tunnels and hike fares on for planning for a new Ter-
its PATH rail service and on minal B at Newark Liberty
trains to JFK and Newark Airport, where construction
Liberty International air- already is underway to re-
ports. It also will seek a $4 place Terminal A.
surcharge on app-based Public hearings will be held
car services and taxis when next month. A board vote
they pick up fares at New could happen as early as
York-area airports. September.
The increases are needed Toll increases tied to infla-
to keep up with inflation tion at the authority’s four
and bring fares and tolls bridges and two tunnels
in line with other transpor- were authorized by the
tation agencies, the Port Port Authority board in 2008
Authority said Tuesday. For and again in 2011. Tolls rose
example, fares on the air in four scheduled increases
trains to Newark and JFK air- between 2012 and 2015.
ports haven’t risen in more Based on inflation since
than a dozen years. Fares then, a threshold will be