New York City, NY: The MTA announced on Thursday its 10th enforcement operation, which will focus on toll violators and getting rid of “ghost vehicles” at seven bridges and tunnels. This operation will seize 193 cars, make 56 arrests, and issue 1,381 tickets.
After people who didn’t pay their tolls and fees racked up over $1.2 million, the MTA, the NYPD, the Port Authority Police, the New York City Sheriff’s Office, and the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles carried out a two-day operation from April 29 to May 1.
At several locations, such as the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, the Robert F. Kennedy, Willis Avenue, Third Avenue, and George Washington Bridges, as well as the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels, cars were stopped for different violations, such as not paying tolls, driving unregistered vehicles, and driving while licenses were suspended.
According to the MTA, their Bridges and Tunnels operations seized 2,731 cars in 2023, which is 46.6% more than in 2022.
According to the MTA Bridges and Tunnels, more than 1,000 cars were taken away in 2024 because they did not pay their tolls.
Since the DMV Registration Suspension Program began, MTA Bridges and Tunnels has collected more than 98% of the tolls and fees that offenders due.
