Beginning as soon as this June, drivers will face a $15 charge to enter Manhattan below 60th Street as part of the controversial congestion pricing tolling structure. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board approved the plan March 27 in an 11-1 vote.

The final structure tracks with recommendations made by the Traffic Mobility Review Board in November.

Some toplines of the tolling plan include:

• Peak periods from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends. Overnight rates will be 75% less than peak rates
• A $15 toll for passenger and small commercial vehicles during peak and $3.75 during the overnight period (charged only once per day)
• A $7.50 toll for motorcycles during peak and $1.75 during overnight (charged only once per day)
• $24 and $36 tolls for trucks and buses, respectively, during peak and $6 and $9 during overnight
• Taxi and for-hire vehicle passengers will be charged a per-trip toll paid by the passenger for each trip to, from, within or through the Congestion Relief Zone. For peak and overnight, the toll for app-based for-hire vehicles will be $2.50 per trip – for taxis, green cabs and black cars, the toll will be $1.25 per trip

There are also a series of crossing credits, discounts and exemptions. The full breakdown is available here.

“Today’s vote is one of the most significant the Board has ever undertaken, and the MTA is ready,” said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber. “In advance day one of tolling, we’ve increased service on 12 subway lines, advanced redesigns of the entire NYC bus network, and implemented the largest service increase in LIRR history. And there’s more to come with the funds raised from congestion pricing – more accessible stations, modernized subway signals, and new expansion projects like Phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway and Metro-North Penn Station Access.”

The MTA touted its public comment period. The agency said it received 25,600 written comments and heard from 386 speakers at four public hearings.

‘Far from over’

The next step in the process is a 60-day public information campaign and concurrent 30-day testing period. Installation of the toll readers is well underway. All that sets the stage for a potential launch as early as mid-June.

Meanwhile, there are pending litigations, including from this side of Hudson River. New Jersey leaders and other opponents of congestion pricing vow to continue the fight.

“This is far from over and we will continue to fight this blatant cash grab,” said Gov. Phil Murphy in a statement. “The MTA’s actions today are further proof that they are determined to violate the law in order to balance their budget on the back of New Jersey commuters.”

“Today’s vote was just a on the MTA’s unprecedented cash grab. It just proves what we knew all along – the MTA doesn’t care about less traffic, helping the environment, or supporting families,” said U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-5th District, in a statement. “They will do anything to cover their historic mismanagement – and the billions of dollars they bleed out every year. Today, they ignored the voices of tens of thousands of families who begged them to do the right thing.”

“We will continue to avail ourselves of every option in order to protect residents on this side of the Hudson from an unfair tolling scheme that discriminates against New Jerseyans, especially lower and middle-income drivers,” said Murphy.

“Janno, we’re not backing down. Buckle up for the lawsuits and the public outrage, because no one messes with Jersey,” said Gottheimer. “Instead of whacking Jersey families with the congestion tax, they [MTA] should first clean up their black box of endless spending and mismanagement.”