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The '''Metropolitan Transportation Authority''' ('''MTA''') is a [[New York state public benefit corporations|public benefit corporation]] responsible for [[public transportation]] in the [[New York metropolitan area|New York City metropolitan area]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[New York (state)|New York]]. The MTA is the largest public transit authority in the United States, serving 12 counties in [[Downstate New York]], along with two counties in southwestern [[Connecticut]] under contract to the [[Connecticut Department of Transportation]], carrying over 11 million passengers on an average weekday systemwide, and over 850,000 vehicles on its [[MTA Bridges and Tunnels|seven toll bridges and two tunnels]] per weekday. It is the largest and busiest transportation providersystem in North America.