NYC Congestion Pricing Cleared by Judge for Sunday Launch
- New Jersey challenged toll over traffic patterns, wants freeze
- Plan would charge $9 for many drivers entering Manhattan
Traffic in Times Square in New York on Jan. 3.
Photographer: Michael Nagle/BloombergNew York’s controversial plan to charge drivers entering Manhattan’s central business district was cleared by a federal judge to take effect on Sunday, in a blow to efforts by neighboring New Jersey to derail the congestion toll.
Judge Leo Gordon on Friday rejected New Jersey’s request for a pause while the Federal Highway Administration responds to his order for more information on efforts to address the plan’s potential impact on traffic patterns and pollution in the Garden State.