NY Congestion Pricing Plan Survives Challenges as More Loom (3)

New York’s controversial congestion pricing project cleared a pair of hurdles as two federal judges declined to put the traffic plan on hold just weeks before it is scheduled to begin.

US District Judge Lewis Liman in Manhattan on Monday rejected a request from a handful of groups to pause the program while their lawsuits proceed, which would have stopped the tolls from going into effect next month. Hours later, US District Judge Cathy Seibel in White Plains declined to grant injunctions sought by suburban Rockland and Orange counties.

The plan isn’t completely in the clear for a Jan. 5 ...