August 2015 traffic and revenue
Traffic
2015
%
2014
%
+ (-)
% chg
Rip Van Winkle
532,672
9.59 %
514,090
9.54 %
18,582
3.61 %
Kingston-Rhinecliff
728,354
13.12 %
705,916
13.10 %
22,438
3.18 %
Mid-Hudson
1,241,654
22.36 %
1,187,502
22.03 %
54,152
4.56 %
Newburgh-Beacon
2,338,900
42.12 %
3,327,640
43.18 %
11,260
0.48 %
Bear Mountain
711,982
12.82 %
655,420
12.16 %
56,562
8.63 %
TOTALS
5,553,562
100 %
5,390,568
100 %
162,994
3.02 %
Revenue
2015
%
2014
%
+ (-)
% chg
Rip Van Winkle
$433,661
8.57 %
$414,966
8.48 %
18,695
4.51 %
Kingston-Rhinecliff
$547,771
10.83 %
$527,643
10.78 %
20,068
3.80 %
Mid-Hudson
$915,652
18.10 %
$874,542
17.86 %
$41,110
4.70 %
Newburgh-
Beacon
$2,658,501
52.55 %
$2,616,858
53.45 %
$41,643
1.59 %
Bear Mountain
$502,997
9.94 %
$462,107
9.44 %
$40,890
8.85 %
TOTALS
$5,058,522
100 %
$4,896,116
100 %
$164,406
3.32 %
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.
