Speed demons, beware—New York City’s bridges and tunnels are about to get a lot more watchful.
As part of the newly approved $254 billion state budget, Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers are expanding a construction-zone speed camera program to cover MTA’s busiest crossings, including the Verrazzano-Narrows, Robert F. Kennedy, Throgs Neck, Bronx-Whitestone, and Marine Parkway bridges, as well as the Queens-Midtown and Hugh L. Carey tunnels, per The New York Times. The new rule allows for automated ticketing of drivers who race through work zones, with cameras monitoring up to nine sites at a time.
If caught speeding, drivers will face a $50 fine for a first offense, $75 for a second within 18 months, and $100 for each subsequent violation. The initiative builds on a pilot program launched in 2021 and will now run through 2031 after lawmakers rejected Hochul’s push to make it permanent…