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''MTA Bridges and Tunnels'', or ''MTA B&T'', formerly known as '''Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority''', is an affiliate agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , that operates seven intrastate toll bridges and two tunnels in New York City . In terms of traffic volume, it is the largest bridge and tunnel toll agency in the United States serving more than a million people each day and generating more than $900 million in toll revenue annually. The seven bridges are:
And two tunnels:
HISTORY The legal name Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority was used between the years 1946 and 1994 despite being adopted into the MTA in 1968. Originally the corporation was named the Triborough Bridge Authority, created as a public-benefit corporation by New York State Legislature in 1933 to build the Triborough Bridge because of the city's multiple failures to build it due to the Great Depression . Under the chairmanship of Robert Moses , the agency grew in a series of mergers with four other agencies including:
Capable of generating millions of dollars in toll revenue annually, the TBTA easily became a powerful city agency as it was the only one capable of funding capital projects including the Battery Parking Garage, Jacob Riis Beach Parking Field, Coliseum Office Building and Exposition Center and East Side Airlines Terminal as well as many parks in the city. Because of long-neglected public transportation systems, the city was brought to a standstill in the 1960's due to automobile congestion. Therefore, the TBTA, was merged into the MTA. Surplus revenue that was used to fund new automobile projects would now be used to support public transportation. Since then, more than $10 billion have been contributed by the TBTA to subsidize fares and capital improvements for the NYC Transit Authority , Long Island Rail Road , and Metro-North Railroad . LAW ENFORCEMENT ''"New York's Proudest"'' The TBTA employs about 900 Bridge and Tunnel Officers (BTO), who are NYS Peace Officers authorized to make arrests and carry firearms. BTO's patrol the authorities' 9 facilities on foot and in marked patrol cars. The TBTA Police force also has a Special Operations Division/Collision Reduction Unit, which enforces all aspects of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law and NYC Traffic Rules with a main emphasis on speed enforcement, and police combat shooting team. Recently in 2007 officers of the TBTA Police force were involved in two shootings, and delivering a newborn on the Triborough and Bronx Whitestone Bridge 's. TOLL RATES Rates vary by bridge/tunnel and by vehicle. All rates listed here are regular cash rates effective March 13 , 2005 . E-ZPass users pay discounted tolls at most facilities, and certain classes of users are eligible for even larger discounts; for example, Staten Island residents are eligible for discounted crossings of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. PROHIBITED TRAFFIC Part 1022 of the Rules and Regulations Governing the Use of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Facilities prohibits certain types of vehicles, such as: #Vehicles with flat, solid, or metal tires # Bicycle s, but they may be walked across the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge , the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge , and the Triborough Bridge on sidewalks (This requirement is often unpopular among bicyclists, especially on the Triborough Bridge with long spans.) # Moped s # Horse s and horse-drawn vehicles The Henry Hudson Bridge also prohibits commercial traffic. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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