It's been a year since the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge opened, and lots of folks have been since preoccupied with hating its name.

Now they have another thing to focus on: the New York State Thruway Authority's new Toll Advisory Panel, announced July 10. Its mission: to review toll rates, potential resident and commuter discount programs and commercial vehicle rates on the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. The last Thruway toll increase was in 2010.

To the fury of many commuters and public officials, the Thruway Authority on July 10 announced meetings on the subject of the tolls would be held the following week and at a time when anyone who commutes would have trouble getting there — from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Back in 2017, as the bridge construction was getting well underway, a venerable New York fiscal watchdog group predicted the toll on the new bridge over the Tappan Zee would double. The basic $10 hit would be necessary to pay for the cost of the bridge's construction, said the Citizens Budget Commission. While high, it's less than the $14 initally rumored. It's also less the cost of the George Washington Bridge, which is $15 (with E-Z Pass, $10.50 Off-peak/ $12.50 peak).