NEW YORK, N.Y. – It just keeps getting worse for drivers in New Jersey, as tolls have become the new tax on hard-working commuters in 2026.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will raise tolls across all six major Hudson River and Staten Island crossings starting at 12:01 a.m. on January 4, with drivers who lack E-ZPass facing rates nearly twice as high as those who use the electronic payment system. The adjustments will apply to the George Washington Bridge, Lincoln and Holland tunnels, and the Bayonne, Goethals, and Outerbridge Crossing bridges.
Under the new schedule, cars with two axles and single rear wheels — the most common passenger vehicles — will pay $14.79 during off-peak hours and $16.79 during peak hours with a New York or New Jersey E-ZPass. The same trip will cost $19.55 under the mid-tier rate and $23.30 for those billed through Tolls by Mail, effectively doubling the lowest E-ZPass rate.
Tolls are collected only in the eastbound direction entering New York. All Port Authority facilities now operate fully cashless, using license plate cameras to bill drivers who do not have E-ZPass accounts. The agency continues to promote E-ZPass enrollment, noting that local account holders can save up to 37 percent on bridge and tunnel crossings.
Peak hours remain weekdays from 6 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 8 p.m., and weekends from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., with off-peak rates at all other times. Overnight discounts will continue for trucks from Sunday through Thursday, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The new toll structure coincides with the launch of the Port Authority’s updated E-ZPass NY website, designed to unify E-ZPass and Tolls by Mail services and provide expanded customer support.
Drivers crossing into New York will see tolls increase January 4, with those lacking E-ZPass charged nearly double under the Port Authority’s new cashless rate structure.
