Manhattan Congestion Pricing To Launch June 30th

New York City’s Fox affiliate reports:

June 30. That’s when car drivers will be charged an additional $15 to enter Manhattan at 61st Street and below, while trucks could be charged between $24 and $36, depending on size.

The long-awaited congestion pricing model set to make history in the United States will begin in New York City one second after 12 a.m. on the final Sunday in June, MTA officials announced. The date is two weeks later than the transit agency had initially targeted.

All 110 toll readers are installed, positioning the MTA to be ready to collect by June. Federal judges on either side of the river could delay the plans, but the MTA has said it expects those legal challenges to fail.

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NEW: @MTA sets official start date for #congestion pricing — SUNDAY JUNE 30th at 12:01am. (Two weeks behind what some had targeted.) Exemption applications for low-income discount now open. Peak hours: cars $15. #NBC4NY pic.twitter.com/15JlDazfM8

— Andrew Siff (@andrewsiff4NY) April 26, 2024