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Conversely, a poll of New York City residents found that close to two-thirds of respondents were against the congestion toll. [203] The MTA board gave its final approval to the plan at the end of March 2024, [204] making New York City the first locality in the United States to approve the creation of a congestion-pricing zone. [205]
Large trucks and tour buses will pay a congestion charge of $21.60 alongside any bridge or tunnel costs during peak periods, defined as 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends.
A view of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza in 2008. The center and right toll booths are labeled "Fastrak Only", while the left toll booth accepts cash and Fastrak. Cash payment was phased out during the COVID-19 pandemic and replaced with license plate tolling, and now all booths read "Fastrak or Invoice" other than the HOV lane.
In March 2001, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey implemented a discount during off-peak hours for those vehicles paying tolls for several tunnels and bridges connecting New York City and New Jersey using the electronic EZ Pass. [94] [95] Since March 2008, qualified low-emission automobiles could get a 50% discount during off-peak ...
New York is imposing the $9 charge on passenger vehicles in the daytime in Manhattan south of 60th Street. Trucks and buses will pay up to $21.60. The fee is reduced by 75% at night.
Motorists entering Manhattan’s busiest neighborhoods will now have to pay up to $9 in congestion charges, as New York City’s first-in-the-nation Congestion Relief Zone officially launched Sunday.
Electronic toll collection (ETC) is a wireless system to automatically collect the usage fee or toll charged to vehicles using toll roads, HOV lanes, toll bridges, and toll tunnels. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a faster alternative which is replacing toll booths , where vehicles must stop and the driver manually pays the toll with cash or a card.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul halted a plan to charge most motorists $15 to enter the core of Manhattan, upending the nation’s first “congestion pricing” system on Wednesday just weeks before ...