New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to resurrect a toll on people driving into the busiest parts of Manhattan but at a lower cost, a move her allies hope will allow the nation’s first system of congestion pricing to begin operating before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated.

The clock is ticking if Hochul hopes to establish an initial $9 toll before ramping it back up to the original $15 plan — which will require a final sign-off from the federal Department of

New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday plans to announce the state plans to revive a congestion charge in Manhattan that she indefinitely put on hold in June, a source told Reuters. New York City's congestion pricing program,

A revised proposal for a controversial Manhattan toll plan will be unveiled Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, according to four people with knowledge of the announcement. Hochul, a Democrat, is expected to endorse a $9 surcharge for entering parts of Manhattan during peak hours – a reduction from the $15 toll that was due to take effect this summer,

Gov. Hochul will propose a modified version of congestion pricing Thursday, according to at least four sources briefed on her plans. Hochul is expected to propose a 40% cut in the tolls already approved by the MTA,