The effective date of the traffic congestion tax levied on vehicles entering the southern end of 60th Street in Manhattan has been officially confirmed as June 30. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on the 26th, “Congestion tax collection in Manhattan will begin at 00:00 a.m. on June 30.”
MTA Chairman Jano Lieber said, “New York City is a city of public transportation. “The congestion tax will significantly improve New York’s public transportation and provide cleaner air and safer streets,” he said.
The Manhattan traffic congestion tax is levied only once a day, and the toll fee is $15 for cars, $24 for small trucks, and $36 for large trucks during daytime hours (5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends) based on Easy Pass payment. It was decided in dollars, etc.
For vehicles not equipped with Easy Pass, the fee will increase to $22.50 for passenger cars, $36 for small trucks, and $54 for large trucks. At night, there is a 75% discount on daytime tolls. For example, passenger cars are charged $3.75, a 75% reduction from $15. Taxis and shared service vehicles are not subject to the basic $15 congestion tax, but a surcharge is added to the basic fare paid by passengers.
Yellow Cab taxis charge a surcharge of $1.25 per ride, and shared service vehicles such as Uber and Lyft charge a surcharge of $2.50 per ride. In addition, during daytime hours, discounts are provided for each vehicle type for users of the Lincoln Tunnel and Holland Tunnel, which connect New Jersey and Manhattan, the Hucari Tunnel, which connects Brooklyn and Manhattan, and the Midtown Tunnel, which connects Queens and Manhattan. The discount is $5 for passenger cars, $2.50 for motorcycles, $12 for small trucks and buses, and $20 for large trucks and buses. However, discounts do not apply during night hours. Discounts do not apply at all to vehicles using the George Washington Bridge, which is not directly adjacent to 60th Street in Manhattan.
For low-income vehicles with an annual income of less than $50,000, a 50% discount on daytime tolls is provided up to 10 times a month, and emergency vehicles such as fire trucks, ambulances, and police cars, vehicles carrying the disabled, school buses, commuter buses, and city government-owned vehicles are eligible for transportation discounts. Exempted from congestion tax. On the 26th, the MTA opened a website (new.mta.info/tolls/congestion-relief-zone/discounts-exemptions) and began accepting applications for discounts and exemptions from congestion tax beneficiaries.
Although the MTA has confirmed the implementation date of the Manhattan traffic congestion tax, it is still in controversy, including a lawsuit filed by the New Jersey state government to prohibit implementation. Depending on the outcome of a lawsuit filed by the New Jersey state government, which is scheduled to come out as early as next month, the implementation of the congestion tax may be postponed or banned.
In addition, opposition movements are still strong, with bills being submitted to the Federal Assembly and the New York State Assembly to prevent the implementation of the traffic congestion tax.