The Trump administration's efforts to eliminate congestion pricing in New York City has sparked legal battles and confusion. A federal deadline of March 21 has been set for the cessation of toll collection, according to Gloria M. Shepherd of the Federal Highway Administration. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (M.T.A.) is heavily dependent on this revenue for mass transit repairs, yet its leaders insist they will continue toll collection unless a federal court rules otherwise. The situation highlights tensions between federal authority and local transit funding needs.
The battle over congestion pricing, which the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority is counting on to fund billions of dollars in mass transit repairs, is expected to play out in federal court in Manhattan.
In a letter last week to New York transportation leaders, Gloria M. Shepherd, the executive director of the Federal Highway Administration, said they must cease the collection of tolls by that date.
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