Trump Admin Grants 30-Day Extension for NYC to End Congestion Toll for Manhattan Drivers

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the extension will give officials more time to discuss the program.

Cars pass under a congestion pricing warning sign on George Washington Bridge as congestion pricing takes effect in New York City on Jan. 5, 2025. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images

The Trump administration announced on March 20 that it is extending a deadline it gave to New York City last month to end its $9 congestion pricing program for drivers entering parts of Manhattan.

In February, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration terminated approval of the program and gave the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)—which operates the city’s subways, buses, and regional rail networks—until March 21 to stop collecting tolls from drivers entering Manhattan.