Federal, state and city transportation regulators signed off on the MTA’s new congestion pricing program for Manhattan Friday, clearing the final roadblocks ahead of an expected Jan. 5 start to tolling.

Congestion pricing is back! The MTA on Monday approved a new plan to charge drivers $9 to enter Manhattan starting Jan. 5. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s congestion pricing revival got the transit

The MTA board on Monday fast-tracked Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to to finance mass transit with congestion pricing, rubber-stamping her plan to charge drivers a fee to enter Manhattan's Central Business District.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Monday approved the newly reduced $9 toll rate for its first-in-the-nation congestion pricing plan, despite the objections of many Long Islanders and their representatives, including the MTA Board member who cast the lone vote against the plan.

Gov. Hochul’s new congestion pricing plan will start the tolls 40% lower for three years — $9 a day for most motorists — before ramping up to a full $15 toll in 2031. But President-elect

Still, one of the city's most preeminent congestion pricing advocates will be holding his breath until Jan. 5.

Gov. Kathy Hochul restored the Manhattan fee last week with a $9 base price, but MTA records show the price is slated to ramp up in the coming years.

Congestion pricing will be the first of its kind across the country. The U.S. Transportation Department has approved New York ‘s plan to impose a $9 congestion charge for driving in Manhattan starting on Jan.

The Federal Highway Administration approved New York City’s congestion pricing plan that will charge people nine dollars to drive into the heart of Manhattan beginning in January 2025.