congestion News Updates

Chicago’s Interstate 294 at I‑290/I‑88 has been named the nation’s top freight bottleneck in 2026, according to a new analysis from the American Transportation Research Institute.

A federal judge delayed his decision on the fate of New York City’s congestion pricing initiative, setting oral arguments for Jan. 28 in the legal fight over new tolls.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has unveiled $20 million in business incentive grants to combat New York City’s new congestion-pricing tolls.

Congestion on U.S. highways added $108.8 billion in costs to trucking in 2022, up from $94.6 billion in 2021, according to a new study by the American Transportation Research Institute.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called on President Donald Trump to help fight New York City’s congestion pricing program and revisit the studies used by federal agencies to approve the toll.

New Jersey asked a federal judge to block New York from moving forward on Jan. 5 with a plan to charge drivers entering Manhattan’s central business district while a legal challenge plays out.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority approved a revised congestion pricing plan for Manhattan that President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to terminate once he takes office.

Most drivers would pay $15 to enter Manhattan’s business district under a plan released by New York officials Nov. 30, the first such program in the U.S. if approved by officials next year.

Shipping companies have paid a total of $235 million so far this year to jump ahead of the backlog at the Panama Canal, according to data from shipping agency Waypoint Port Services.

Snarled traffic added $94.6 billion in costs to the trucking industry in 2021, up from $74.5 billion in 2016, according to a study by the American Transportation Research Institute.