Traffic travels north along 10th Avenue and West 57th Street in New York City, Nov. 19, 2021.
Syndication: Westchester County Journal News
(New York, NY) — MTA board members are voting today on the latest congestion pricing plan that would charge drivers fifteen bucks to go below 60th Street in Manhattan. Governor Hochul has been pushing the plan hard, saying the toll money raised will help fix the subway system and clean the air in the city with fewer cars driving around. If the MTA board green lights the plan, most drivers will have to pay $15 to enter Manhattan between 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Trucks could pay as much as $36. The MTA has already put the infrastructure in place to scan license plates coming into the central business district. They want to begin congestion pricing in the Spring of 2024.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has filed a lawsuit to stop the MTA in it’s tracks. He says New Jersey drivers should not be forced to pay for the MTA fiscal failures.
