NEW YORK (Bloomberg) -- New York City’s congestion pricing plan will now include funds to help alleviate potential pollution issues the new tolling program may spark in New Jersey.
The head of New York City’s transit network — which is implementing the new tolling plan designed to alleviate traffic in Manhattan — said Wednesday its latest submission to the U.S. Department of Transportation now includes money for New Jersey.
The allocation may help resolve New Jersey’s legal challenge against the tolling program. Governor Phil Murphy is seeking a longer environmental review of congestion pricing to better analyze the potential impacts to New Jersey.
“The presentation that we’ve made to the feds does call for some allocation of mitigation dollars to New Jersey,” Janno Lieber, Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s chief executive officer, said at an event hosted by Crain’s in New York.
The MTA plans to start charging motorists as soon as mid-June. Most drivers will pay $15 to enter Manhattan’s central business district, which runs from 60th street to the bottom of the island.