Source: Gothamist
“The Trump administration on Monday threatened to withhold federal funding for New York City highway projects if the MTA continues to ignore an order from U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to shut down Manhattan’s congestion pricing tolls. In a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul, Duffy outlined a plan for the Federal Highway Administration to hold up money and regulatory approvals for some federally funded road projects in the city. Duffy wrote that his department gave New York transportation officials a May 21 deadline to either terminate the MTA’s congestion pricing program or demonstrate why it doesn’t violate a federal law prohibiting the collection of tolls on roads that receive federal subsidies.” (04/21/25)