The federal government starts the date to end backlog prices in New York. State unmoved

New York – The Federal Government says March 21 will mark the end of Manhattan's congestion program, but the officials of the state of New York state that they calculate that the toll bill will continue.

A letter from the Federal Highway Administration Executive Director Gloria Shepherd, which was sent on February 20 – the day after the transport secretary was announced, Sean Duffy that the Ministry of Transport would resume the toll – set the termination date.

However, the NY1 news page reports that New York governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday, February 26th [see “New York MTA sues …,” Trains News Wire, Feb. 19, 2025]. And Janno Lieber, CEO of MTA, said the agency would not switch off the devices by reading license plates in order to evaluate the toll.

“We have an approval that is valid and indeed indeed,” said dear, “and we do not turn off if you do not submit a court decision.” The MTA has sued to block the federal action.

President Donald Trump had sworn to kill the pricing of traffic jams during his campaign, and Duffy said that the program was a “slap in the face” for people and small companies in the working class to announce the intention to abolish the permission granted as part of the bida administration. The MTA, which will use the toll fund for capital projects, has cited a reduction in traffic in the toll zone by 7.5% since the start of the program.