Syndication: Utica Observer Dispatch
(New York, NY) — Today is the day the feds have told New York they must turn off the congestion pricing cameras. Governor Hochul says that’s not going to happen. So now, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has to decide whether to carry through on the threat to cut funding to New York. Former city DOT Commissioner Sam Schwartz says he is worried Duffy could carry through on his threats, sinking some important projects across New York City and the state.
Governor Hochul says the cameras are staying on, and she says its the state’s right to manage it’s own roadways. She says most of the data shows congestion pricing is working.
March was a great month for the toll program. Drivers paid more than 58 million dollars in congestion tolls in March, up from 52 million in February and 48 million in January. The MTA is on track to meeting its goal of bringing in half a billion dollars in the first year of congestion pricing.
