11.   Swift fired the members, Jordan Levy and Christy Mihos, after they voted to delay by six months a scheduled toll increase on the turnpike.

12.   The bridge divides his district from that of the Republican majority leader, Bruce A. Blakeman, who also opposed the toll increases.

13.   The Legislature has already approved a two-year extension of the toll increase to pay for such a lane, if the study group agrees.

14.   The only weapons the agency uses to combat rising costs with, critics contend, are toll increases and the threat of reduced services.

15.   The toll increase is important to the highway company, which has suffered the effects of the depreciating yuan and sparse traffic.

16.   But many of those, such as the Atlantic City Expressway, debuted E-ZPass at the same time as a toll increase took place.

17.   Four hearings will be held on toll increase in April, tentatively in Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany and the New York City area.

18.   On Wednesday, two Democratic committees will continue hearings in Albany on the proposed Thruway toll increase.

19.   Samy Vellu, when asked to comment on the proposed bridge toll increase, said he would make an announcement in three days.

20.   Silver, the Democratic Assembly speaker, said his transportation committee would hold a hearing on the Thruway toll increase.