HIGHLAND – Traffic rebounded on the five bridges over the Hudson River operated by the New York State Bridge Authority last year as the COVID-19 pandemic appeared to have eased somewhat.
Traffic over the last five yearss peaked at 63.8 million vehicle crossings in 2019.
When the pandemic hit and the economy virtually came to a halt, traffic dropped 19.4 percent, to 51.4 million crossings in 2020.
They began their rebound in 2021 with just a 7.7 percent decrease from the 2019 high.
Revenues also hit a five-year high in 2019, at over $58.9 million. It fell to $49.4 million in 2020, but bounced back to over $64.4. The increase was a factor of additional traffic as well as toll increases.
