NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – New York City's new congestion pricing plan will be less costly to drivers.
This week, the MTA board approved a new congestion pricing plan for the city, which will toll cars entering the city south of 60th Street starting on Jan. 5, 2025.
In the previous plan, drivers would have paid $15 during peak hours. Now, the toll will gradually increase to reach $12 by 2028 and $15 by 2031.
Here’s everything you need to know about the new congestion pricing plan:
How much will the new congestion pricing toll cost?
- The peak toll for passenger and small commercial vehicles will be $9 from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends. For overnight hours, the toll will cost $2.25.
- For motorcycles, the toll will be $4.50 during peak hours and $1.05 overnight.
- Small trucks and buses will pay $14.40 during peak hours and $3.60 overnight, while large trucks and buses will pay $21.60 during peak hours and $5.40 overnight.
- For-hire vehicles will pay $1.50 during peak and overnight hours, while taxis, black cars and green cabs will pay $0.75. Riders will pay the toll for taxis and for-hire cars, not drivers.
New congestion pricing exemptions:
- The West Side Highway, FDR Drive and Hugh L. Carey Tunnel are excluded from the toll. The toll is charged once the driver exits under 60th Street.
- People making under $50,000 per year or enrolled in federal programs can get half-off the toll. People making under $60,000 per year can get a tax credit in the amount of the toll.
- People with certain disabilities and health conditions can get discounts, as well as vehicles transporting people with disabilities.
- Emergency vehicles are exempt.
- Department of Education school buses, as well as commuter vans and buses, are exempt.
- Government-owned vehicles performing public works are exempt.