MTA approves congestion pricing plan

MTA approves congestion pricing plan

FILE - Traffic traverses 42nd Street near Grand Central Terminal, in New York, Jan. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

The MTA board on Monday voted in favor of Gov. Hochul’s revised congestion pricing plan. The 12-1 vote OKs the plan to start Jan. 5, 2025, The plan still needs federal approval.

The new plan reduces the base toll to $9 from the $15 toll that was suppose to go into effect earlier this year.