The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said funds raised from the city’s Congestion Relief Zone tolling program will pay for an expansion of the clean truck program.
Officials said money raised by the CRZ tolling program would pay for the NYC Clean Trucks Program’s $20 million price tag. The funds will allow the NYC DOT to replace hundreds of older diesel trucks with new electric, hybrid, compressed natural gas, or clean vehicles.
“The Clean Trucks expansion is the latest of many environmental investments being funded by congestion relief revenues,” MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said. “It’s another step to ensure congestion pricing is delivering reduced traffic and cleaner air not only within the tolling zone but citywide.”…