Congestion Pricing Begins Jan. 5

Drivers charged in lower Manhattan

As of Sunday (Jan. 5), vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street will be charged a toll as part of the city’s congestion pricing program.

Drivers that enter the Congestion Relief Zone will be charged through E-ZPass or Toll by Mail. The daily toll for passenger and small commercial vehicles paying with E-ZPass will be $9, or $2.25 overnight. Taxis will add 75 cents per trip and other hired vehicles such as Uber will add $1.50. See congestionreliefzone.mta.info. 

There are discounts and exemptions for low-income and disabled drivers and vehicles with E-ZPass that travel through the Lincoln, Holland, Queens-Midtown or Carey tunnels will receive a credit of up to $3.

The state hopes the toll will reduce vehicles in the zone by at least 80,000 per day. It will increase every two years until it reaches $15 in 2031. Tunnel credits will also increase.