Starting on January 5, 2025, vehicles entering Manhattan‘s Congestion Relief Zone (CRZ), will be charged a toll in an effort to encourage commuters to use rapid transit instead. The disincentivizing fee, intended to cut down on traffic congestion and pollution, was first proposed in 2007 and included in the 2019 New York State government budget by the New York State Legislature.
Singapore was the first country to introduce congestion pricing on its urban roads in 1975, and was refined in 1998. Since then, it has been implemented in cities including London, Stockholm, Milan, and Gothenburg.
The Manhattan CRZ includes local streets and avenues at or below 60th Street, and excludes trips entirely done on the FDR Drive, West Side Highway/Route 9A, and the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel connections to West Street.
Tolls are collected electronically and vary depending on the time of day, type of vehicle, whether a vehicle has an E-ZPass toll transponder, and whether any crossing credits apply.
For example, passenger vehicles with E-ZPass tags entering the CRZ at 60 Street will be charged $9 in the peak period and $2.25 overnight, once daily.
To learn more, visit congestionreliefzone.mta.info.
Visit the MTA website to learn more about discounts and exemptions for Congestion Relief Zone Tolling.
Illustrations, from above: A gridlocked street intersection in Manhattan; and a map of the Congestion Relief Zone (Wikipedia).
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