NYC Is Cleared for First-in-US Congestion Tolls as Soon as April
- Motorists may start paying new tolls as early as April 2024
- Toll plan projected to provide $1 billion annually for the MTA
Traffic in the Midtown neighborhood of New York, on June 17.
Photographer: Michael Nagle/BloombergA plan to charge motorists driving into New York City’s midtown Manhattan received final federal approval, a significant step that allows the first such tolling program in the US to roll out.
The Federal Highway Administration on Friday determined that an environmental review of the new initiative, called congestion pricing, had no significant impacts, according to a notice sent to Congressional members that was obtained by Bloomberg News. That approval was needed before construction on the tolling could begin.