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Hochul Says Congestion Pricing to Start Jan. 5 — Before Trump Takes Office
The tolling scheme is back on track with a lower price point, and the governor says she’s “looking for support from the federal government to support our shared goals of making this a world-class system.” This article originally appeared in The City. By Jose Martinez NEW YORK - Five months after suspending the vehicle-tolling initiative aimed at funding transit upgrades, Gov. Kathy Hochul put congestion pricing back on track Thursday — and squarely in the sights of President-elect Donald Trump. At a Midtown news conference as packed as a rush-hour train, Hochul announced that motorists driving south of 60th Street in Manhattan will begin paying a once-daily $9 toll on Jan. 5. The tolls would kick in just over two weeks before the White House return of Trump, who has vowed to “ TERMINATE Congestion Pricing in my FIRST WEEK back in office.” The governor’s latest reversal on the first-in-the-nation plan came after Hochul in June put an indefinite ...
