New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) sued the federal government on Feb. 19 for canceling a tolling program that the agency said was aimed at relieving traffic congestion in New York City.
Under the program, which debuted on Jan. 5, most passenger vehicles have to pay $9 at peak periods to enter the borough of Manhattan south of 60th Street. The toll for trucks and buses can be up to $21.60. The toll goes down by 75 percent in the evening.
The plaintiffs, the MTA and the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA), filed a legal complaint in federal district court against defendant Sean Duffy in his official capacity as secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)….