- New Jersey officials have filed a request with a federal judge to block New York’s upcoming congestion pricing plan.
- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority aims to charge drivers $9 to enter busy Manhattan roads starting this Sunday.
- The legal filing cites “irreparable harm” due to potential traffic increases and air quality issues in New Jersey.
- This motion follows a series of lawsuits from New Jersey aimed to prevent the tolling scheme, which has been federally approved.
- Earlier, Judge Leo M. Gordon ruled in favor of the M.T.A., leaving New Jersey's chances of stopping the plan uncertain.
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