Truckers sue NY over controversial $15 congestion toll to enter Manhattan
NY Post
Commercial truck drivers have joined the long list of opponents who’ve filed lawsuits to block the controversial first-in-nation congestion toll to enter parts of Manhattan.
The Trucking Association of New York (TANY) slammed the congestion pricing program as unconstitutional and a “scheme for which there is no prior precedent in this country” in a suit filed Thursday against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the state in Manhattan federal court.
Motorists would pay a $15 toll to enter Manhattan’s business district south of 60th Street — but truckers would pay $24 to $36 depending on the size of their vehicle.
Barring judicial intervention, the MTA plans to impose the new toll on June 30.
TANY claims congestion pricing violates the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution granting Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce.
The lawsuit argues the high toll “imposes a financial burden … which is excessive.”
