Slight increase in traffic, revenues on Mid-Hudson bridges

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Mid-Hudson Bridge (file)

HIGHLAND – Traffic and revenue are both up in the first seven months of the year on the five bridges operated across the Hudson River by the New York State Bridge Authority.

There are some emerging traffic trends so far this year, said Bridge Authority Chief of Staff Chris Kelly.

“Over the last three months, revenues have decreased and we are also seeing a decrease overall except for two bridges,” he said. “Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge has increased (traffic) six out of the last eight months and includes July. Mid-Hudson Bridge has actually seen traffic increased in eight straight months in July.”

The Mid-Hudson Bridge experienced the greatest traffic increase percentage-wise with 1.69 percent growth. It also had the largest percentage revenue increase at 1.38 percent.

The Newburgh-Beacon Bridge was the only facility to experience a revenue decline, and that was just 0.04 percent.

The Rip Van Winkle saw a 0.07 percent increase in revenue.

The largest revenue increase was on the Bear Mountain, at 1.41 percent. Traffic rose on that structure by 1.49 percent.

In July alone, the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge had the greatest percentage traffic increase of 0.97 percent while revenue rose 2.17 percent.

Traffic dropped on the Rip Van Winkle by 0.62 percent; by 1.25 percent on the Newburgh-Beacon and on the Bear Mountain by 1.76 percent.

Revenue in July rose by 1.31 percent on the Mid-Hudson, but fell by 1.45 percent on the Bear Mountain, by 1.18 percent on the Rip Van Winkle, and by 0.53 percent on the Newburgh-Beacon.

 




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