AAA Loses Bid to Reverse New York Bridge, Tunnel Toll Boost

Two New York-area auto clubs lost a bid to immediately reverse toll increases on bridges and tunnels imposed by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey in September.

U.S. District Judge Richard Holwell today denied a request by AAA New York and AAA North Jersey to block collection of the toll increases, writing that AAA hadn’t shown a sufficient likelihood that it will win on its claim that the toll increases are being used illegally to subsidize the rebuilding of the World Trade Center.