NYC Congestion Pricing Judge Weighs Path to Clear $15 Toll (1)

Lawyers for New Jersey mounted a last-ditch effort to derail a New York program to charge most drivers $15 to enter central Manhattan during peak hours, urging a federal judge to require a more thorough review of the congestion-pricing plan’s environmental impact.

The judge who oversaw a hearing Wednesday would almost certainly delay the program’s mid-June start if he grants the request to authorize a deeper review of the plan’s impact on pollution and traffic in neighboring New Jersey. The plan is expected to help the Metropolitan Transportation Authority raise $15 billion to modernize New York City’s transit system.

Attorney ...