HIGHLAND –
In August, the Bear Mountain Bridge saw the greatest increase, at 8.63
percent, of all five of the bridges operated by the New York State Bridge
Authority. It also experienced the largest percentage of revenue increase,
at 8.85 percent.
The Mid-Hudson Bridge came in second with traffic up 4.56 percent and
a revenue boost of 4.70 percent.
The Rip Van Winkle Bridge had a 3.61percent increase in traffic while
its revenue rose by 4.51 percent.
Traffic on the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge rose by 3.18 percent while revenue
increased by 3.80 percent.
The Newburgh-Beacon Bridge saw a traffic increase of 0.48 percent and
a revenue increase of 3.80 percent.
In total, traffic on all five bridges increased in August by 3.02 percent
while revenue rose by 3.32 percent.
The system-wide increases are a reflection of lower gas prices and increased
summer driving.
