New York’s congestion tolling plan has received federal approval, meaning the toll of $9 for most drivers entering lower Manhattan will take effect Jan. 5, 2025. The program, with goals of reducing traffic below 60th Street and funding Metropolitan Transportation Authority capital programs,

Federal, state and city transportation regulators signed off on the MTA’s new congestion pricing program for Manhattan Friday, clearing the final roadblocks ahead of an expected Jan. 5 start to tolling.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The MTA, state and local transportation officials and the Federal Highway Administration have just signed the final document needed to legally begin congestion pricing on Jan. 5. The document, called the Value Pricing Pilot Program, was the final hurdle before implementation of congestion pricing could begin.