But they’ll pay $1.99 a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline for a few hours on Saturday at the Shell station on the corner of South Main Street and Elinor Place in New City.

The sale runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is being underwritten by Palisades Federal Credit Union. The credit union said the cheap gas is its way of saying thank you to its customers. Anybody can buy the gas.

Since a large turnout is expected, drivers are asked to line-up on Elinor Place located to the left of the gas station. Keep in mind that people will only be allowed to fill up their cars and cannot bring spare gas tanks.

At 10 p.m. on Monday, a northbound double lane closure will be in place.

At 11 p.m., all three northbound lanes will be closed.

During the E-ZPass repairs, all traffic will be diverted through the toll lanes. Cars will not be required to pay tolls.

The rain date is Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Electronic message signs will notify drivers of the closure.

“What Will the New MTA Taxes Cost You?”  takes place at 7:15 p.m. at the JCC, 450 West Nyack Road, West Nyack.

State Senator Thomas Morahan, Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee, and Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski , Jr., are expected to explain the law and its implications, as well as their opposition to the legislation.

In May, the state Legislature approved the payroll, or mobility, tax to raise nearly $2.3 billion for the MTA in its 12 member counties, which avoided steep fare and toll hikes for MTA services. It compels employers to pay 34 cents for every $100 of payroll. Drivers in the MTA?region also will pay a special surcharge of $50 for a two-year vehicle registration and a $16 driver license surcharge.

The meeting is coordinated by WBL, which describes itself as an informally organized group of local businesspeople who have been meeting since 1991 to discuss topics of interest to them and their businesses.

The state Thruway Authority had contracted to spend $150 million to replace 40 percent of the 3-mile bridge’s deck, but it found some support structures in worse condition than expected.

Ted Nadratowski, the Thruway’s New York division director, told me this morning that those connections had to be replaced, leading to the overruns and the $175 million price tag.

Nadratowski also said the metal construction plates will remain on the bridge until late October — a month longer than planned — because work has been delayed by bad weather this summer.

That won’t much of a difference to drivers because asphalt ramps leading to and from the plates have allowed the free-flow of traffic, unlike last year when the plates wreaked all kind of havoc.

Read more about this story tomorrow in The Journal News and LoHud.com.

The bus stop was temporarily relocated during parking lot construction.

The temporary bus stop near Macy’s will no longer be served.

The mall is served by eight bus routes, including the Transport of Rockland (TOR) 59, 91, 92 and 97, the Tappan ZEExpress, the Clarkstown Mini Trans Routes A & D, and the Rockland Coaches (Red & Tan Lines) 20.

The state Department of Transportation plans to add a median barrier with landscaping, and left turn lanes at the intersection in the next few years.

The purpose of the meeting is to solicit ideas from business and property owners, and residents on the improvements. The design will build from recommendations made in the Route 303 Sustainable Development study done in 2000.

The project, estimated to cost $3- to $4-million, is in the preliminary design phase. It is expected to be put out for bid in June 2011.

The meeting will be held at Orangetown Town Hall, 26 Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg. For information, call Suzanne Barclay at 845-359-5100 Ext. 2293.

The public gets its turn, and the service it’s first real-world test, on Sunday when Giants Stadium hosts an international championship soccer match.

As of early this week, only 20,000 tickets had been sold to the game, so it’s not likely the trains will be packed. That will likely also be the case when they run during Jets and Giants pre-season games next month. However, the runs should give NJ Transit officials an opportunity to work out any glitches.

The Pascack Valley, Port Jervis and Main/Bergen lines will get you to Secaucus Junction (or Hoboken Terminal should you feel the need to go one stop further than necessary) from Rockland.

Here’s what NJ Transit says fans need to know about Sunday’s service:

• The first train will depart Hoboken at 11:30 a.m. and Secaucus Junction at 11:40 a.m., arriving at the Meadowlands at 11:53 a.m.

•Trains will operate between Hoboken, Secaucus Junction and the Meadowlands Rail Station approximately every 10 to 20 minutes before and after the game.

• After Sunday’s game, the last train will depart the Meadowlands at 6:48 p.m. and stop at Secaucus Junction at 7:01 p.m., arriving in Hoboken at 7:13 p.m.

• Purchase round-trip tickets in advance from any NJ Transit rail ticket vending machine or ticket office.  Select “Meadowlands Sports Complex” as your destination.  (On older ticket vending machines, use station code 410.)

• Off-peak roundtrip tickets may be used for travel to the Meadowlands Rail Station. (ORT tickets may be used for travel to the Meadowlands at all times except departing New York Penn Station weekdays between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.)

• On the train, present your ticket to the conductor.  If you are connecting at Secaucus Junction, your ticket will be returned to you.

• Trains to the Meadowlands depart from the lower level.

• Visit www.njtransit.com for information on connecting trains at Secaucus Junction or Hoboken Terminal, specific fares and parking.

The new, temporary stop will be near the lower level Macy’s entrance, also facing Route 59, the county’s Department of Public Transportation said today.

Bus riders who use the mall’s commuter parking lot (Lot J, across from the Home Depot) will not be affected during the construction.

The new bus stop is served by eight routes – Transport of Rockland (TOR) 59, 91, 92 and 97; the Tappan ZEExpress; the Clarkstown Mini Trans Routes A and D; and the Rockland Coaches (Red & Tan Lines) 20.

All of these routes will switch to the temporary stop, but bus schedules will not be affected by this change.

Buses will continue to use the stop for the duration of the construction project.

It is not known how long the project will last.