(The Center Square) — New York is losing hundreds of millions of dollars from unpaid tolls, according to a report, which faults the state for failing to do enough to collect the money from scofflaws evading the cashless toll system.
The analysis by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority found the state’s cashless tolling system is owed more than $350 million in unpaid tolls and other related fees – such as fines – which make up more than 90% of the Thruway Authority’s operating revenue. In 2025, the MTA’s bridges and tunnels carried 340 million vehicles, and tolls generated $2.5 billion the year before, the agency said.
“While most drivers pay, some deliberately evade tolls, creating revenue losses that impact the entire transit system,” the report’s authors wrote. “Because this funding supports subway, bus, rail, and bridge and tunnel improvements, collecting unpaid tolls is a real priority.”…