Kathy Hochul is looking to revive a planned congestion toll in Manhattan before President-elect Donald Trump takes office – but critics want to make sure the controversial plan stays dead. Hochul had planned to wait to revisit the $15 congestion toll to enter Midtown below 60th Street until after elections,

New York Governor Kathy Hochul explores reviving a USD 15 congestion pricing toll for Manhattan before President-elect Trump takes office.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, facing pressure from supporters of the contentious tolling plan, is said to be exploring options for adopting it in some form.

A $15 toll on vehicles entering the busiest parts of New York City could be revived, as the state’s Democratic governor considers enacting the program before President-elect Donald Trump takes office and can block it.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is moving forward with a plan to "unpause" congestion pricing by the end of the year, sources tell CBS News New York.

But so did Trump, who has vowed to terminate congestion pricing once he returns to the Oval Office in less than two months. Hochul long insisted the program would eventually reemerge, but previously offered no clear plan for that — or to replace the billions of dollars in was supposed to generate to help New York City’s ailing public transit system.