Transport09/24/2026@CityDesk
NYC Congestion Pricing Toll Starts in Manhattan Below 60th Street
Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityColumbus Circle, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10107, United States
Starts 01/05/2025 5:00AMCONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoStated as firm by the MTA (mta.info^[1][2][3][5], 4 Jan 2025): the program "goes into effect this Sunday, Jan. 5, at midnight"; NY1^[4]/AP (3 Mar 2026) confirm it "took effect on Jan. 5, 2025". The end is the operative clause of the MTA board's phase-in: initial rates apply "in 2025, 2026, and 2027", and "From 2028 to 2030" the toll is $12.
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Estimated from the MTA board's schedule (mta.info^[1][2], 18 Nov 2024): "From 2028 to 2030, the rates will stand at 80% of the initially approved rates – $12 for automobiles during peak times and $3 overnight. The full undiscounted rates will begin in 2031." No day is given, so the period takes the first day of 2028 and ends at the start of 2031.

Start: Jan 1, 202850% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
End: Dec 31, 203050% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Manhattan Congestion Toll Rises to $12

The Congestion Relief Zone's peak toll for cars with E-ZPass rises from $9 to $12 ($3 overnight) as the MTA's phase-in moves to 80% of the originally approved rates, where it stays through 2030.

The MTA board approved phasing in the tolls over six years: 60% of the initially approved rates in 2025, 2026 and 2027, then 80% from 2028 to 2030^[1]
For cars in the peak period that means $12 with E-ZPass, up from $9, and $3 overnight, up from $2.25^[1]
Truck, bus and motorcycle tolls and all crossing credits move by the same share^[1]
The full undiscounted rates begin in 2031, when the car toll reaches $15^[2]

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mta.info/press-release/mta-board-approves-phasing-congestion-relief-zone-toll
mta.info· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Jan 1, 2028 ✓· Ends Dec 31, 2030 ✓· 50% of score
Estimated from the MTA board's schedule (mta.info^[2], 18 Nov 2024): "From 2028 to 2030, the rates will stand at 80% of the initially approved rates – $12 for automobiles during peak times and $3 overnight. The full undiscounted rates will begin in 2031." No day is given, so the period takes the first day of 2028 and ends at the start of 2031.
[2]85%
About the Congestion Relief Zone toll
mta.info· Added Sep 24, 2026· 50% of score
The MTA's^[1] toll page: 'The toll will increase to $12 in 2028 and then $15 in 2031.'

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Transport09/24/2026@CityDesk
NYC Congestion Pricing Toll Starts in Manhattan Below 60th Street
Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityColumbus Circle, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10107, United States
Starts 01/05/2025 5:00AMCONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoStated as firm by the MTA (mta.info^[1][2][3][5], 4 Jan 2025): the program "goes into effect this Sunday, Jan. 5, at midnight"; NY1^[4]/AP (3 Mar 2026) confirm it "took effect on Jan. 5, 2025". The end is the operative clause of the MTA board's phase-in: initial rates apply "in 2025, 2026, and 2027", and "From 2028 to 2030" the toll is $12.
Most drivers entering Manhattan at or below 60th Street now pay a $9 peak toll with E-ZPass ($2.25 overnight), the first congestion pricing program in the United States. The MTA expects the toll to provide $15 billion for transit upgrades.
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Transport09/24/2026@CityDesk
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Starts 01/04/2026CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE263 days agoStated as firm by the MTA (mta.info^[1][3][4]): "On September 30, 2025, the MTA Board approved the following changes to fares, tolls, and ticketing policies. These changes take effect on January 4, 2026."
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United States Department of Transportation1200, New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Navy Yard, Ward 8, Washington, District of Columbia, 20003, United States
Starts 02/19/2025 6:01PMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoStated as firm by Gov. Hochul (governor.ny.gov^[1], 19 Feb 2025): "At 1:01 p.m. today, The U.S. Department of Transportation emailed us a letter from Secretary Duffy, announcing their attempt to end the congestion pricing program" (13:01 EST = 18:01Z).
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2 Broadway, Manhattan, New York, NY, USAMetropolitan Transportation Authority
Starts 06/18/2025CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE1.3 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "the MTA's^[3] 2025-2029 Capital Plan has been approved so quickly by the CPRB".
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Muni's Cable Car Fare Rises to $12 as the $18 Cable Car Plus Pass Launches
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Starts 01/04/2027SCHEDULED 78% CONFIDENCEin 102 daysScheduled, per the SF Standard^[1]: "The new pricing goes into effect on Jan. 4, but the one-way fare option would be eliminated Jan. 3, 2028"; the Voice of San Francisco: "Starting Jan. 4 next year, single-ride cable fares will increase from the current $9 to $12".
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