Thruway Authority Toll Adjustment Proposal December 19, 2019
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12/19/2019 Thruway Authority Toll Adjustment Proposal December 19, 2019 Thruway’s Current State 570 miles or 2,840 lanes miles 266.4 million transactions = $736.5 million in toll revenues E-ZPass customers 77% system-wide GMMCB E-ZPass customers 86.7% Overall 16% - Out-of-state accounts 20.5% - E-ZPass commuters 1 12/19/2019 Fiscal Discipline Tolls have not increased since 2010 How ? Balanced budgets Avg. 1.2% annual growth since 2010 Thruway Stabilization Fund = $2 billion Commitment to Safety & Reliability Decade of reinvestment in the system Replaced/rehabilitated 116 bridges Resurfaced 2,000 lanes miles of highway Advanced $6.6 billion capital program Replaced/added $141 million in vehicles and equipment 2 12/19/2019 Thruway of the Future Cashless Tolling Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge System-wide in 2020 (GMMCB) Cashless Tolling Benefits Safer travel Reduced congestion Lowered emissions 3 12/19/2019 The Time is Now… Both spans of GMMCB open to traffic System-wide cashless tolling conversion by the end of 2020 Additional revenues will: Allow the Thruway Authority to responsibly meet capital needs Support outstanding debt Continue to provide reliable service to its patrons What They Said 4 12/19/2019 Proposal Components GMMCB Commuter Discount Plan (40% Discount) New Westchester and Rockland Resident Discount Plan for the GMMCB – Tolls remain flat through 2022 NY E-ZPass Customers Continue to Save Money (Base Rate) Non-NY E-ZPass Rate (15% above the NY E-ZPass Rate) Tolls By Mail Rate (30% > NY E-ZPass) $2 Surcharge on the Tolls by Mail Bill Commercial rates remain below nearby crossings Proposed Toll Schedule Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge Passenger Vehicles (2L) Commuter New Resident Standard NY Out of State Tolls by E-ZPass E-ZPass* E-ZPass E-ZPass Mail Current $3.00 $4.75 $4.75 $5.00 $5.00 2021 $3.15 $4.75 $5.25 $6.04 $6.83 2022 $3.45 $4.75 $5.75 $6.61 $7.48 *Westchester/Rockland Co. Residents who opt into he plan and can provide proof of residency (i.e. documentation showing their vehicle is registered in one of these two counties). 5 12/19/2019 2022 Toll Breakdown 2022 GOVERNOR MARIO M. CUOMO BRIDGE CAR TOLL RATES AND SHARE OF TRAFFIC BY CATEGORY 45% WILL RECEIVE A COMMUTER OR RESIDENT DISCOUNT In 2022, 45 E-ZPass Commuter ($3.45), Tolls By Mail ($7.48), 10.6% 20.9% percent of GMMCB traffic Non-NY E-ZPass ($6.61), 15.9% will receive a commuter or resident NY E-ZPass Westchester/Rockland Resident ($4.75), 23.9% discount. NY E-ZPass ($5.75), 28.8% GMMCB vs Other Facilities Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (NY) RFK, Whitestone, and Throgs Neck Bridges (NYC)* Holland and Lincoln Tunnels (NY/NJ) George Washington Bridge (NY/NJ) Goethals Bridge (NY/NJ) Baltimore Harbor & Ft. McHenry Tunnels (MD)* GOV MARIO M CUOMO BR (NY) 2022 GOV MARIO M CUOMO BR (NY) 2021 Lane Memorial (Bay) Bridge (MD) Ben Franklin & Walt Whitman Bridges (PA/NJ) Delaware Memorial Bridge (DE/NJ) GOV MARIO M CUOMO BR (NY) CURRENT Newburgh-Beacon Bridge (NY) DRJTBC Toll Bridges (PA/NJ) *Round trip tolls. Tolls paid per direction $0.00 $2.00 $4.00 $6.00 $8.00 $10.00 $12.00 $14.00 $16.00 $18.00 $20.00 are half of the amount shown. Toll Rate, Passenger Cars Cash Toll Tolls by Mail Toll Discounted Peak E-Zpass Toll Off Peak E-ZPass Toll Standard Peak E-ZPass Toll Out-of-State E-ZPass Toll 6 12/19/2019 System Toll Rates vs Other Toll Roads Chicago Skyway (IL) Dulles Greenway (VA) Pocahontas Parkway (VA) Chesapeake Expressway (VA) Delaware Turnpike (I-95) (DE) Mass. Tpke., MHS Boston Ext. (MA) Triangle Expressway (NC) Dulles Toll Road (VA) NJ Tpke, North of Exit 9 (NJ) Pennsylvania Turnpike (PA) JFK Memorial Highway (MD) West Virginia Turnpike (WV) Illinois Tollway (IL) Blue Star Turnpike (NH) Atlantic City Expressway (NJ) NJ Tpke, South of Exit 9 (NJ) Ohio Turnpike (OH) Indiana Toll Road (IN) Mass. Tpke., Western Tpke (MA) Maine Turnpike (ME) NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY (NY) 2021-2025 Central Turnpike (NH) Garden State Parkway (NJ) NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY (NY) CURRENT Spaulding Turnpike (NH) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 Peak Toll Rate Per Mile (cents per mile), Passenger Cars Standard Cash or Tolls by Mail Rate Standard E-ZPass Rate Out-of-State E-ZPass Rate Thruway Authority Toll Adjustment Proposal December 19, 2019 7.