Commuters in New Jersey fear "double tax" with New York congestion pricing plan

FORT LEE, NJ (WABC) – As the New York State budget matures, Hudson commuters worry about the consequences of congestion pricing on their portfolios.

Congestion pricing, which asks motorists to pay less for the crumbling subway system in New York, below 60th Street in Manhattan, is a hot topic – especially for New Jersey residents. who fear being "double-taxed" and "double-tolled". "

Under the current plan, the cost of congestion pricing will be deducted from the one-way toll of $ 15 for people traveling to the city through the Holland and Lincoln tunnels. The price of congestion is an additional $ 11 for vehicles.
Those who cross the George Washington Bridge would not be exempt, however, and that could be a problem.

Forty-three million cars pass through the GWB every year, and even though not all of them travel to town, many commuters do, and that's why New Jersey lawmakers are worried.

"It seems that the Holland and Lincoln tunnels will be included, but not the George Washington Bridge, and that's unacceptable," said New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy. "It's a double taxation, which we can not imagine, so we have to include it, and I hope that somewhere, when they accumulate all this money, they invest some of it to lighten the burden of the New commuters. Jersey to have. "

New York State expects to raise $ 1 billion a year for the MTA with congestion pricing. The budget should be finalized by Monday.

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