FORT MONTGOMERY – Cashless tolling will be implemented at the Bear Mountain Bridge in early October, the New York State Bridge Authority announced on Tuesday.
With the new system motorists will experience non-stop travel under gantries with sensors and cameras that read E-ZPass tags and take license plate images.
Vehicles with E-ZPass tags will be automatically charged and vehicles without E-ZPass tags will have their license plate image captured and a toll bill mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle via Tolls by Mail NY.
“The Bear Mountain Bridge has been a treasured icon of the Hudson Valley since it opened in 1924,” said Bridge Authority Executive Director Maureen Coleman. “Bringing this 21st century technology to the bridge will help decrease traffic build-up and reduce engine idling at this transportation anchor of the beautiful Hudson Highlands area.”
Cashless tolling has been in effect on the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge since July 7, 2021.
After the Bear Mountain conversion has been completed, the new system will be installed on the Rip Van Winkle, Kingston-Rhinecliff and Mid-Hudson bridges in the months ahead.
All bridges are expected to be converted to cashless tolling by March 2022.
