Starting on November 10^th, drivers without E-ZPass won’t have to stop to pay the toll on the Henry Hudson Bridge—instead, an automated system will photograph their license plate and send a bill to the vehicle registrant’s address. The change is the second phase of a cashless tolling pilot program on the span, which connects the Bronx to Manhattan over Spuyten Duyvil.

E-ZPass users will pay $2.20 to cross the bridge, while cash toll payers will continue to be charged $4.00. Those that don’t want to set up a credit card account with E-ZPass can use a prepaid Reload Card, which allows money to be added at certain retail stores or other MTA crossings.

Although 87.5% of Henry Hudson Bridge drivers already use E-ZPass, the change is expected to make traffic move even more smoothly across the span. The first phase of the pilot program, during which barrier arms were removed from the bridge’s E-ZPass toll lanes, improved lane capacity by 25% during rush hour, according to a February Wall Street Journal report.

Tri-State has long called for broader MTA implementation of cashless tolling, a call that may finally be heeded. After monitoring the new, completely cashless Henry Hudson Bridge for a year, the MTA will consider making the same change at its other bridges and tunnels.

In a statement today, Tri-State applauded the MTA’s move: “While the Henry Hudson Bridge will be the first MTA crossing to feature fully cashless tolling, it shouldn’t be the last.”