An MTA plan to charge more on Gridlock Alert days on top of the congestion price of $9 has been given the heave-ho by the governor. That’s according to the New York Post, which reported on the plan earlier this week, only to have the governor knock the surge pricing plan down yesterday. The MTA wanted to be able to charge an extra 25 percent on city-designated Gridlock Alert days. Rockland County Executive Ed Day has been calling for the MTA to be audited for some time, and though the county’s litigation suffered a setback recently, perhaps his calls for the review will be heard…
Though it appears to be on track to start on January 5th, Rockland Business Association CEO Al Samuels says court cases could still bring congestion pricing to a halt…
The county, meanwhile, is weighing options on appealing a judge’s decision earlier this week to deny a preliminary injunction to prevent the tolling program from starting in January. Unless any of the other legal actions brought by New Jersey and other plaintiffs succeeds, congestion pricing will charge most drivers an extra nine dollars daily, for now, to get into the city and drive below 60th Street.