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U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday announced his agency will end New York City's congestion pricing enacted by the state.
New York became the first city in the U.S. to implement congestion pricing, with funds s set to fund much-needed repairs to the MTA.
The U.S. Department of Transportation said the Federal Highway Administration has "terminated approval" of New York City's congestion pricing plan.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he has rescinded approval of the tolling.
Duffy did not give a time frame for trying to shut down congestion pricing, saying only that federal officials would contact the state to "discuss the orderly cessation of toll operations." MTA CEO Janno Lieber said tolling would "continue notwithstanding this baseless effort to snatch those benefits away."
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DOT Secretary Sean Duffy terminated the program, which began Jan. 5 this year and implemented tolls on vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street.
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Duffy claimed that it's unfair that drivers should have to pay to use roads since there are already tolls on bridges into Manhattan and claimed there are no alternatives, ignoring the buses and subway trains operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority.
Feb. 19 (UPI) --U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday announced his agency will end New York City's congestion pricing enacted by the state. President Donald Trump ...