The Port Authority plans to spend $61 million more in 2018 than in 2017, but officials said they will not raising tolls or PATH fares to do so.

The agency says it will have a $628 million surplus next year, which will be plowed into $3.4 billion worth of capital projects, officials said.

Spokesman Ron Marsico confirmed the agency will not seek a toll increase to support the $3.2 billion operating budget. This would be the third year without a toll or fare hike.

Commuters got hit at the end of 2015 with the final increase of a toll hike that was approved in 2011. It raised bridge and tunnel tolls to $15 for the driver of a car paying cash.

And before you even think about it, no, the agency has no plans to use the surplus to lower tolls.

Officials project earning $127 million or 2.5 percent more revenue than 2017, but are only forecasting modest gains at river crossings.

Instead, higher revenues from airports, parking, and additional income from World Trade Center and ports is expected to generate $114 million more than in 2017, officials said.

Tolls and fares provide 36 percent of the agency's revenue, while 30 percent comes from rentals, and 22 percent from aviation and airport fees. Parking at airports and other authority facilities accounts for 8 percent of revenues.

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