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Why did the federal government have to sign off on this? Assuming the tolls aren’t on federal highways, shouldn’t a state be free to decide where to enact toll
by tacticalturtle 3y ago
Why did the federal government have to sign off on this?
Assuming the tolls aren’t on federal highways, shouldn’t a state be free to decide where to enact tolls on its own roads?
- CydeWeys 3y agoBecause there are Federal highways in the impacted zone.
- jffry 3y agoAFAICT there are highways affected by this congestion charge. Federal Highway Administration's Value Pricing Pilot Program [1] is the means for state/regional/local governments to institute programs like this. The specific signoff was for an environmental assessment [2] showing that the proposed program complies with relevant environmental laws. [1] https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/congestionpricing/value_pricing/index.htm https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/congestionpricing/value_pricing/ind... [2] https://new.mta.info/project/CBDTP/environmental-assessment https://new.mta.info/project/CBDTP/environmental-assessment
- evanb 3y ago42nd Street between the Midtown and Lincoln tunnels is part of I-495. That's why the last exit on the westbound LIE is #15, Van Dam street. Exits 1-14 are the avenues from the west side of Manhattan (where the numbers reset because 495 crossed a state boundary) to the east side. If you look carefully you will see I-495 signs on some streetlights or traffic lights.
- devb 3y agoIn addition to other reasons given, the big one is interstate commerce.