MTA: Congestion pricing brings in $52M in a month, as battle continues over the toll
The $9 toll has brought in another almost $52 million in the past four weeks, $3.3 million more than the first month that congestion pricing was activated.
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New York's congestion pricing may have a lot of New Jersey commuters seeing red, but it's pulling in a lot of green across the Hudson River.
The revenue breakdown from the MTA shows that 66% of fees are from passenger vehicles, 24% taxis and for-hire vehicles, 9% from trucks and 1% from buses and motorcycles.
The $9 toll charged to motorists entering Manhattan south of 60th Street, has brought in another $51.9 million in the past four weeks - $2.3 million more than the first month the cameras were activated when it took in almost $50 million.
There are mixed reviews from motorists about if congestion pricing is having an impact on traffic.
Jenna Gervasio commutes to New York City from Morristown.
“When I would get to the tunnel, there would be like at least 45 minutes of traffic just to go three blocks to get to the entrance of the Holland Tunnel and now I just fly through,” she says.
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Chelsea Williams commutes from West Orange.
“It still sucks. So, it’s no change, but for a price,” Williams says.
The fate of congestion pricing continues to hang in the balance, with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul insisting the cameras will stay on and President Donald Trump and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy putting New York’s governor, “on notice” and giving the MTA a deadline for when those cameras must be turned off.
Motorist Darrin Woodberry, from Burlington, says the program, which stands to generate a possible $600 million for MTA upgrades, needs time.
"Congestion pricing is not a bad idea, but I think giving it some time and let the subways get fixed up and then you can talk about that," Woodberry said.
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, where elected officials, along with advocates, plan to demand a halt on the turnpike expansion project to consider the impact of congestion pricing on traffic.
