Mark your calendars – New York City’s congestion pricing program is slated to begin on January 5, 2025. Anyone entering Manhattan from 60th Street and below will have to pay a fee. This initiative aims to tackle the traffic jams and boost public transit funding, which will charge vehicles that enter Manhattan south of 60th Street a toll fee; however, this project is not without controversy, as numerous groups and organizations have filed legal action to stop it.
Here is the breakdown of the toll rates:
Passenger Vehicles:
During the daytime, which runs from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and on weekends, you’ll be looking at a fee of $9 per entry. At nighttime, the cost drops to $2.75.
Trucks and Buses:
– Small trucks and buses will incur a charge of $14.40 during peak hours.
– Large trucks and buses will face a heftier toll of $21.60 during those same busy times.
Motorcycles:
If you’re zipping around on two wheels, it’ll cost you $4.50 during the day and $1.05 at night.
Taxis and Rideshare/For-HireVehicles:
Yellow taxis will be charged .75 for each trip into the fee zone.
High-volume for-hire vehicles, like Uber or Lyft, will set you back $1.50 per trip.
Bridges and Tunnels into Midtown and the Financial District
Ongoing Standard Tolls
Lincoln Tunnel and Holland Tunnel: $17.00 (cash) or $14.75 (E-ZPass peak), $12.75 (E-ZPass off-peak).
Queens-Midtown Tunnel & Hugh L. Carey Tunnel: $7.50 (E-ZPass), $10.17 (Tolls by Mail).
Entering Congestion Pricing Zone
Once you come off any bridge or tunnel south of 60th Street, the pricing zones begin when you essentially are off the bridge/tunnel and onto the street.
Emergency services, public buses, and some low-income commuters won’t have to pay the toll.
For more information, you can go to the MTA Congestion Pricing website.