NYC Congestion Pricing Raised Nearly $160M In 3-Month Period

NEW YORK CITY — Congestion pricing in New York City has raised nearly $160 million in the first three months of the program — with its future remaining unclear due to a federal government deadline next month.

From Jan. 5 to March 31, the program has raised $159 million in revenue, according to MTA data released on Monday.

The month of March netted the MTA $45.1 million in congestion pricing revenue, officials disclosed.

Congestion pricing in the city raised nearly $52 million in toll revenue in February, and January brought in $48.6 million in revenue.

City officials previously had an April 20 deadline to end the program — U.S. DOT Chief Sean Duffy has now given the city until May 21 to terminate congestion pricing.

Last week, Duffy, in a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul, detailed that the Federal Highway Administration would hold up funds for some federally funded road projects in the city, Patch previously reported.

Federal officials have threatened to hold federal highway funding for projects in Manhattan, but also would target funding for street projects across the city and other parts of the state if congestion pricing continues.

Duffy said they would go after projects “essential for safety.”

Hochul has said she has no plans to shut down the program.

A timeline submitted by the MTA to a federal judge shows the tolls will continue at least through late October, due to legal motions the MTA and the federal government have agreed to, Patch previously reported

Duffy has called congestion pricing a "slap in the face to working class Americans and small business owners."

President Donald Trump had initially given the MTA until March 18 to end the program and tolls to allow for an "orderly cessation."