A New Jersey senator and three congressmen have asked the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to suspend a second phase of toll hikes later this year.
New Jersey and New York legislators are calling on Governors Christie and Cuomo to roll back recent toll hikes following an independent audit on the Port Authority characterizing the agency as "dysfunctional."
In light of an independent report on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, lawmakers in both states are calling for a roll back of the bi-state agency's most recent round of toll hikes and asked Governors Christie and Cuomo to support their Port Authority reform legislation.
A federal judge in New York has declined to order the elimination of toll increases imposed last summer at bridge and tunnel crossings in New York and New Jersey.
After tolls on the Turnpike and the Parkway went up 50 percent on Sunday, there was a lot of speculation that some drivers might decide to avoid the toll roads to save money.