Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday mentioned New York’s congestion pricing plan wants a full environmental impression assertion, a step that might considerably delay the plan to tax automobiles driving into midtown and decrease Manhattan.
In a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg obtained by NJ Advance Media, Murphy mentioned the Federal Highway Administration ought to discover that the proposal by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority was “significant” sufficient to require a full environmental study. FHWA approval is required before the undertaking can transfer ahead.