NEW YORK — Drivers may not be the only ones feeling the squeeze of congestion pricing in New York City.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is asking the New York Road Runners to pay $750,000 each year. The MTA says that is how much it will lose in toll revenue when the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is closed to cars for the race.
The agency tells CBS New York is it working to reach an agreement with the runners club.
Congestion pricing in court
Meanwhile, a court hearing will be held Wednesday in New Jersey over the congestion pricing toll. A Newark federal court judge is set to hear oral arguments between the state and federal transportation officials.
New Jersey sued the U.S. Department of Transportation last year in an effort to stop the plan. Critics say the MTA failed to conduct a full environmental impact study, and they have raised concerns about traffic in areas outside the congestion zone as drivers try to avoid the tolls.
MTA officials say congestion pricing is expected to start in June, pending several ongoing lawsuits. They say the court cases could not only the slow the rollout but threaten to stall other projects, like modernizing the subway signal system.
The new tolls will charge most drivers $15 to enter Manhattan’s Central Business District below 60th Street during peak hours.
The fees are lower for motorcycles and rideshare vehicles but higher for trucks. Some exemptions have been made for school buses and city-owned vehicles, but not for city employees driving their private cars to work.
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