The Federal Highway Administration ordered the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to halt its congestion pricing program by March 2025, following the rescinding of its prior approval. Governor Kathy Hochul's attempts to reverse this decision met resistance, leading the MTA to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation. MTA officials assert that tolling will persist until a legal ruling changes this course, maintaining a hopeful outlook towards the lawsuit's trajectory amidst the current uncertainty regarding congestion fees in Manhattan.
"The important thing is there's going to be no cessation unless a court orders it and we now have a matter pending in front of the Southern District [of New York]."
"In order to provide NYSDOT and its project sponsors time to terminate operations of this pilot project in an orderly manner, this rescission of approval... will be effective on March 21, 2025."
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