toll bridges
Philly bridges get 60% toll increases plus 2-yearly COLA
Posted Wed, 2008-08-20 20:51Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) has approved strong toll increases to go into effect next month and in Sept
2010, and cost-of-living or inflation increases on a two-yearly basis thereafter. The board of directors approved the strong toll plan unanimously this morning, despite some public criticism.
The 2008 increase is 33% and the 2010 increase is 25%.
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Bird breeding on toll bridges continues to produce bad state jokes
Posted Fri, 2008-08-15 15:30
An engineer involved in the design of the new Goethals bridge told us in an email he is going to recommend to the PANYNJ panel that this new NY-NJ bridge get a "falcon condominium" built in, so PANYNJ can compete in breeding the rare raptors with other toll agencies.
The response was an anti-Jersey joke.
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