The first phase of the NY/NJ Port Authority toll increase begins this Sunday.  The George Washington Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel, Holland Tunnel, Goethals Bridge, Bayonne Bridge and Outerbridge Crossing all get rate increases.  Cash commuters will get hit the hardest with a $4.00 increase, to $12.00.  The tolls will keep on rising in phases, until 2015 with the final increase to cross a bridge or tunnel will be $12.50 for travelers that use EZ Pass during peak hours.

According to the PA of NY/NJ, the toll increases will help maintain its bridges & tunnels.  The rise in tolls will also help finance a 10 year, $25 billion capital plan which a portion of will go towards the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site.