Trump Admin Grants 30 Day Extension for NYC to End Congestion Toll for Manhattan Drivers

The Trump administration announced on March 20 that it is extending a deadline it gave to New York City last month to end its $9 congestion pricing program for drivers entering parts of Manhattan. In February, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration terminated approval of the program and gave the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)—which operates the city’s subways, buses, and regional rail networks—until March 21 to stop collecting tolls from drivers entering Manhattan. However, in a statement on social media platform X, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the federal government is now extending the original deadline by 30 days as discussions continue....