Toll booths will vanish from all MTA bridges and tunnels this weekend.
Cashless tolling will be in place at the last two New York City-area crossings that don’t have them — the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge and the Throgs Neck Bridge — beginning at 3 a.m. Saturday, officials announced Wednesday.
“Open road, cashless tolling is critical to modernizing our roadways, easing congestion, and reimagining our transportation system for the 21st-century economy,” said Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
State officials estimate that cashless tolling has already saved motorists more than 2.1 million hours of travel time, more than 970,000 gallons of fuel (roughly $2.4 million worth) and 19 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions since January.
The toll booths were scheduled to be replaced by E-ZPass and license plate readers by the end of the year.
But an accelerated construction plan helped workers beat the deadline, Cuomo said.
Cars without E-ZPass generate bills sent to the mailing address on file for the vehicle’s license plate and registration.
Bills will go out within 30 days and vehicle owners will have 30 days to pay them. Violations for late payments can be as high as $100 each and the state suspends registrations of those with $200 or more worth of unpaid tolls in five years.
The devices can be purchased at Department of Motor Vehicles offices and the New York Transit Museum store.