New York officials have so far ignored the deadline to stop congestion pricing in New York City, despite “terminated approval” from the US Department of Transportation.
The congestion pricing in New York City began in January , and charges drivers a toll for entering certain parts of the city during certain times in an attempt to ease traffic and raise money for improvements to the city’s public transportation.
On February 19th, the USDOT “terminated approval” it had previously issued for the tolling plan, stating that “except for limited exceptions allowed by Congress, highways constructed with Federal-aid highway funds cannot be tolled.” USDOT then issued the state a deadline of April 20th to stop collecting the tolls, which the State of New York has ignored. As of April 22nd, the state was continuing to collect fees from drivers entering the city at certain times…