The crackdown on traffic jams in New York City might just be coming to an end. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced on Wednesday that it has terminated the city's congestive pricing program — which now faces a legal challenge.
The move reverses the November 21 green-lighting from the Biden administration, which was approved under the federal government's Value Pricing Pilot Program. The two main reasons, according to the Federal Highway Administration for the termination, are due to the many drivers not offered a toll-free option and the rate was mainly set to only raise revenue for transit as opposed to solely reducing traffic in the city.
FHA Secretary Sean P. Duffy, called the program, which raises passenger and small commercial fees to $9 during peak hours on vehicles entering Manhattan below 60 Street, a "slap in the face to working class Americans and small business owners."
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