Starting June 30, 2024, vehicles will be tolled to enter the Congestion Relief Zone in Manhattan. This zone includes local streets and avenues in Manhattan south of and including 60 Street, excluding the FDR Drive and West Side Highway. Through this program, the MTA hopes to reduce traffic in Manhattan and raise funds to improve mass transit across New York City.
- The peak period toll rate will apply from 5 am to 9 pm on weekdays and from 9 am to 9 pm on weekends
- The overnight toll rates will be 75% less for all drivers entering the Congestion Relief Zone
- The toll will be $15 during peak period and $3.75 during the overnight period for most passenger cars and small commercial vehicles entering Manhattan anywhere below 60th Street
- Trucks will be charged between $24-$36 during the peak period and $6-$9 during the overnight period, depending on size
- Motorcycles will pay $7.50 during the peak period and $1.75 during the overnight period
- These tolls will apply to vehicles entering Manhattan using any of the bridges, including the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, and Williamsburg Bridge
- Drivers entering Manhattan using any of the four tunnels will get a “crossing credit” against the new tolls; once you have paid the tunnel fee, you will not pay the full congestion fee
- There will be no fees for leaving the zone or driving around within it
- Through traffic on the FDR and the West Side Highway will not be tolled, unless drivers exit anywhere below 60th Street
- There will be a $1.25 surcharge for taxis and a $2.50 surcharge for Uber, Lyft, etc. This is less than the $15 toll for passenger cars because congestion fees were already put in place on for-hire vehicles back in 2019. The surcharge applies to any ride that begins, ends or takes place within the zone, and there are no nighttime discounts.
- E-ZPass and Tolls by Mail: Customers will be able to use their E-ZPass tags to pay the Congestion Relief Zone toll as they pay tolls on other roads, bridges and tunnels. Without an E-ZPass, tolls will generally be 50% higher than the E-ZPass rates.
- You can only be charged the toll once per day. Even if a driver enters the zone, then exits and returns, they will only be charged once.
- Discounts are available to low-income drivers who make less than $50,000/year. Eligible drivers can apply to receive 50% off the toll, but only after the first 10 trips in a month.
- There will be exemptions for government vehicles (including emergency vehicles, garbage trucks, etc.) and DOE school buses
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