Congestion pricing maps show which roads and tunnels in New York are and are not affected

NEW YORK– Congestion pricing is back on track in New York Cityand we learn more details about how exactly the toll will work.

A judge ruled in favor of New York on Friday eveningquashing a New Jersey lawsuit intended to stop it.

Most drivers have heard of it the $9 toll to enter Manhattan at or below 60th Street in what is called the Congestion Relief Zone. Now we look at where costs are and are not charged.

How do congestion tolls work in Manhattan?

Manhattan’s Congestion Relief Zone begins at 60th Street and moves south and includes the Lincoln, Holland and Hugh L. Carey Tunnels on the Hudson River side, and the Queensboro Bridge, Queens Midtown Tunnel, Williamsburg Bridge, Manhattan Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge on the East Side.

Drivers must pay a fine if they enter the Congestion Relief Zone via the Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queensboro or Williamsburg Bridges, or the Holland, Hugh L. Carey, Lincoln or Queens-Midtown tunnels.

Drivers coming from the Bronx or Upper Manhattan will be charged once they reach 60th Street.

Some roads, such as FDR Drive and West Side Highway, will be excluded as long as vehicles remain outside the city’s street grid.

People living in the congestion pricing zone

New Yorkers who live within the Congestion Relief Zone are not required to drive or park in the area.

You will only be charged once they leave and re-enter the area.

Which roads are excluded from congestion pricing?

Vehicles remaining on FDR Drive or the West Side Highway will be excluded, as will vehicles on the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel connections to West Street.

Toll scanners track vehicles at multiple points along the excluded roads. If a vehicle is detected to bypass the traffic jam zone within a “reasonable period”, you will not be charged. If a vehicle is no longer detected without leaving the zone, for example to park close to the roadway, it will be charged.

The MTA says additional scanners have been installed north of 60th Street and on excluded roads to monitor traffic and collect data.

Congestion pricing at Brooklyn intersections

Brooklyn drivers will have to pay to make the connection between FDR Drive and Brooklyn intersections “if the trip cannot be made exclusively on freeways,” the MTA said.

Vehicles can travel from the FDR Drive to the Brooklyn Bridge and from the Brooklyn Bridge to the FDR Drive northbound without entering the street grid, so no tolls will be charged. However, vehicles traveling from the Brooklyn Bridge south of FDR will enter the grid at Pearl Street and will be required to pay a toll.

• FDR Driving to Brooklyn Bridge: There are no tolls
• Brooklyn Bridge to FDR Drive North: There is no toll
• Brooklyn Bridge to FDR Drive South: Tolled

Vehicles traveling between FDR Drive and the Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges also must enter the power grid and will therefore be required to pay tolls.

• FDR ride to Manhattan Bridge: tolled
• FDR Driving to Williamsburg Bridge: Tolled

The same policy applies to the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel. Vehicles traveling both north and south between the tunnel and West Street will not be tolled as they remain on the excluded roads. However, vehicles exiting the tunnel to Trinity Place or elsewhere in the congestion zone will be charged a toll.

• Hugh L. Carey Tunnel to/from West Street: There is no toll unless you exit Trinity Place

Congestion pricing from Queens

Drivers traveling between FDR Drive and the Queensboro Bridge will be charged unless they are traveling on the upper level to the Upper East Side, where the ramp opens onto 62nd Street.

Vehicles traveling between FDR Drive and the Queens Midtown Tunnel will also be required to pay tolls because the connection involves local streets.

• FDR ride to Queensboro Bridge: tolled, except for the upper level exit to 62nd Street on the Upper East Side
• FDR Drive to the Queens Midtown Tunnel: Tolled

E-ZPass drivers receive a $3 credit for taking the tunnels during peak hours.

Congestion pricing from New Jersey drivers

New Jersey drivers will also have to pay to get from the West Side Highway to both the Holland and Lincoln tunnels as they enter the street grid.

• West Side Highway to Holland Tunnel: Tolled
• West Side Highway to Lincoln Tunnel: Tolled

EZ-Pass drivers using these tunnels are eligible for the $3 credit.

So where can you avoid the congestion toll?

Towards the south:

• FDR Drive > Brooklyn Bridge
• West Side Highway/West Street > Hugh L. Carey Tunnel

Towards the north:

• Brooklyn Bridge > FDR Drive north
• Queensboro Bridge > FDR Drive the top floor exit to 62nd