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Apple’s drivers could be forced to pay $15 tolls when driving on Manhattan’s busy streets under a congestion pricing proposal submitted to MTA officials and expected to be made public Thursday. .
The Transportation Mobility Review Board (TMRB) has issued a $15 fee for cars, pickup trucks and SUVs driving south of 60th Street between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. on weekdays, according to documents reviewed by the newspaper. The government is expected to recommend the following.
On weekends, the amount will be assessed from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Under plans from the TMRB, which is responsible for congestion pricing, these drivers will only be charged once a day, and during peak congestion hours, drivers traveling from the Hudson Tunnel and East River Tunnel will be charged 5. You will receive a dollar discount.
The numbers come as much of the infrastructure is already in place and congestion pricing, the first such program in the country, is scheduled to begin next May.
The MTA and other transit authorities argue that surcharges on some of the city’s busiest roads would reduce traffic and funnel billions of dollars to cash-strapped authorities. . But some complain that it’s a new fee that drivers will have to pay and could divert traffic and pollution to suburban neighborhoods.
Motorcycles will be charged $7.50 during the day, while trucks will be charged higher fees ranging from $24 to $36 depending on size.
Rates are reduced by 75% every night after 9pm.
Low-income car owners receive a 50% discount on daytime tolls after their car drives into a congestion pricing area 10 times in a month.
Taxi and rental car fees will be waived, but passengers should bring extra cash. Taxi passengers will be charged $1.25 and passengers taken to Uber or Lyft will be charged $2.50.
There will be no toll for motorists traveling on FDR Drive and West Side Highway.
Buses, other commuter vehicles and government vehicles are also exempt.
As the possible victims became known Wednesday night, Gov. Cathy Hochul’s office said in a statement that it was “carefully considering” the proposal.
“Governor Hochul has been clear from the beginning that congestion pricing is critical to New York’s future, providing better transportation, cleaner air, and less congestion on our roads,” the spokesperson said. said the person. “The Governor has repeatedly stated that $23 is too high a fee for the central business district and is carefully considering the recommendations of the Transportation Mobility Review Board.”
Congestion pricing in New York should get the green light soon, but it still faces legal challenges.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and other Garden State officials earlier this year accused the federal government of unfairly allowing transit agencies to quickly consider the potential environmental and economic costs of tolls. Appealed.
MTA officials scoffed at the proposal, noting that the expedited environmental review would still take more than two years to complete and include more than 4,000 pages.
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