HudsonValley360.com reports, Chris Steber, public information officer for the New York State Bridge Authority (NYSBA), said cashless tolling will start in early November on the Rip Van Winkle Bridge in Catskill. The gantries that support electronic tolling hardware were installed over the summer and system testing is now underway. Steber said toll lane reconfiguration and tollbooth demolition will not be scheduled until next spring. The bridge will be the third facility to undergo conversion as NYSBA advances a $30 million project to eliminate cash collection on its system.
