<P> Other recent renovations include adding mass dampers to stabilize the bridge deck, repainting the two towers and the deck of the bridge, upgrading the lighting systems (including the beacons of the bridge and bulbs), and installing variable message signs . Replacing the deck of the bridge and assisting in lightening the deck by 6,000 tons was projected to be done by 2008 . The bridge remains in service during the overhaul, but a reduced number of lanes lead to traffic backups and signs suggesting use of the Throgs Neck Bridge . Trucks over 40 tons have been prohibited from using the span since 2005 . </P> <P> Other changes including a third supporting pier, the removal of the median barrier, the removal and replacement of the old roadway with a new superstructure, and demolition of the old supporting piers are being undertaken at a cost of $192.8 million . The Queens and Bronx approaches were replaced in a project that started in 2008 and ended in 2015 . </P> <P> Starting on March 19, 2017, drivers will pay $8.50 per car or $3.50 per motorcycle for tolls by mail . E ‐ ZPass users with transponders issued by the New York E ‐ ZPass Customer Service Center pay $5.76 per car or $2.51 per motorcycle . All E-ZPass users with transponders not issued by the New York E-ZPass CSC will be required to pay Toll - by - mail rates . </P> <P> Open - road cashless tolling began on September 30, 2017 . The tollbooths were gradually dismantled, and drivers are no longer able to pay cash at the bridge . Instead, there are cameras mounted onto new overhead gantries near where the booths are currently located . Drivers without E-ZPass will have a picture of their license plate taken, and the toll will be mailed to them . For E-ZPass users, sensors will detect their transponders wirelessly . </P>

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