# Thruway tolls increase in January **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 19, 2007, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thruway-tolls-increase-in-january/40515 "2007-12-19T11:12:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 19
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thruway-tolls-increase-in-january/40515/19 "2007-12-19T16:23:15Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > But raising it because of the 190 toll removal is a complete and total lie. They showed that the 190 tolls took in just as much money as it cost to maintain them. They weren’t a money maker, they were a public works program. > > And I don’t buy their excuse that people are driving less on the 90 because of higher gas prices either. I have seen any other sources saying miles driven are decreasing. In fact, most of the time you see them saying miles driven increases every single year. Again, it’s the arrogance of these authorities who think they can just throw any bullshit excuse out there and raise tolls. What they should be doing is looking at where they can cut costs. I agree with you 100% on the bottom part. I did not know about the break even of the 190 Tolls. That said I am sure it takes a ton more invested to maintain 2 old bridges so I would be scared where they make up that. And if the 190 tolls were a break even, then isnt the Authority still responsible for maint. of the roadways thus forcing them to come up with the same X Milliion dollars from somewhere else? --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thruway-tolls-increase-in-january/40515)._