congestion News Updates

Government, Business

N.J. Wooing N.Y. Firms to Deflect Congestion Pricing Costs

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has unveiled $20 million in business incentive grants to combat New York City’s new congestion-pricing tolls.

February 4, 2025
Business, Logistics

ATRI: US Highways Congestion Hit Record High in 2022

Congestion on U.S. highways added $108.8 billion in costs to trucking in 2022, up from $94.6 billion in 2021, according to a new study by the American Transportation Research Institute.

February 3, 2025
Government, Business

New Jersey's Murphy Asks Trump to Review Congestion Pricing

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called on President Donald Trump to help fight New York City’s congestion pricing program and revisit the studies used by federal agencies to approve the toll.

January 23, 2025
Government, Business, Fuel

New Jersey Seeks to Halt New York Congestion Pricing Plan

New Jersey asked a federal judge to block New York from moving forward on Jan. 5 with a plan to charge drivers entering Manhattan’s central business district while a legal challenge plays out.

January 2, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Manhattan Trucks Face $14.40 Toll as Congestion Plan Begins

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority approved a revised congestion pricing plan for Manhattan that President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to terminate once he takes office.

November 18, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

NYC Congestion Plan Would Charge Business District Drivers

Most drivers would pay $15 to enter Manhattan’s business district under a plan released by New York officials Nov. 30, the first such program in the U.S. if approved by officials next year.

December 1, 2023
Business, Logistics

Shippers Spend $235 Million to Bypass Panama Canal Jam

Shipping companies have paid a total of $235 million so far this year to jump ahead of the backlog at the Panama Canal, according to data from shipping agency Waypoint Port Services.

November 22, 2023
Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

Congestion Cost Trucking a Record $94.6 Billion in 2021

Snarled traffic added $94.6 billion in costs to the trucking industry in 2021, up from $74.5 billion in 2016, according to a study by the American Transportation Research Institute.

October 25, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Congestion Easing at Ports, Along Southern Border, TRB Speakers Say

WASHINGTON — Nearly three years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, global supply chains and international ocean carriers have seen cargo volumes return to pre-pandemic levels.

January 11, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Rail Stakeholders Push 15-Year Plan for Northeast Corridor

WASHINGTON — As Congress eyes an infrastructure package, a coalition of transportation agencies and Amtrak on July 14 released a 15-year plan of rail improvements for the congested Northeast Corridor that would boost daily train routes and significantly speed travel on Acela express lines.

July 14, 2021