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NY lawmaker warns Thruway toll hike may get vote

Published: November 9, 2012 6:24 AM
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

E-ZPass signs posted on the Rockland County side

Photo credit: Angela Gaul | E-ZPass signs posted on the Rockland County side of the Tappan Zee Bridge direct Westchester-bound motorists to the tolls on the other side of the Hudson River. (May 10, 2012)

A state assemblyman and upstate business group warn that the state Thruway Authority is planning to approve a toll increase for truckers as early as Friday.

Earlier this year the agency proposed what it termed a "modest" 45 percent increase

Unshackle Upstate's Brian Sampson says he expects the toll increase to be approved in Friday's special meeting of the Thruway's Board of Directors....

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