New York City kicked off the first congestion pricing program in the US, part of an effort to reduce the number of vehicles in the world’s most traffic-clogged urban area while raising money for transit infrastructure.

The countdown to congestion pricing in New York City is over. Drivers now must pay a toll to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street.

Congestion pricing kicked off on Sunday, in which drivers entering Manhattan at or below 60th Street are charged a $9 once-daily toll. But if you’re visiting New York City as a tourist, do you also need to pay up?

Congestion pricing is kicking in in midtown and lower Manhattan: When does it start? How much will I pay? How can I get to New Jersey or Queens without paying? Will taxis and Ubers cost more?

Congestion pricing, which aims to reduce congestion and air pollution in NYC and generate funding for the MTA, officially goes into effect on Sunday, January 5. Learn more about the toll structure here!

Drivers will now be paying a toll to enter Manhattan at and below 60th Street after congestion pricing went into effect on Sunday. Several lawsuits have attempted to block the first-in-the-U.S. plan,

According to the publication, Staten Island resident, Jennifer DiScalo Tricomi said her husband, who works for the NYC Department of Sanitation, is planning to transfer from his Manhattan post in April, as a result of MTA’s $9 base toll into Manhattan south of and including 60th Street.

Congestion pricing is making a comeback in New York City after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans to restart the controversial program. The plan will start as scheduled on Sunday after a judge ruled in favor of New York in a case brought by New Jersey in an effort to delay the plan.

Beginning Sunday, most motorists will have to pay $9 for driving below 60th Street in Manhattan, as New York’s first-in-the-nation congestion pricing plan takes effect in an area traversed by 700,000 vehicles daily.