New Jersey Sues Over Congestion Pricing Plan in New York City
- Plan to charge drivers entering Midtown was approved by US
- NJ sues to block it; Murphy, Menendez attack it before cameras
New York’s plan to charge drivers entering midtown Manhattan is a “brazen money grab,” New Jersey’s senior US senator said after the Garden State sued to block the congestion pricing proposal.
The litigation threatens to delay a second-quarter start to the plan, under which drivers using E-ZPass who enter the city south of 60th Street could pay as much as $23. The tolling program got final approval last month from the Federal Highway Administration, or FHWA, which determined it would have no significant environmental impact.