Like midtown Manhattan’s bumper-to-bumper traffic, the long journey of New York’s congestion pricing plan has been marked by starts and stops, culminating with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s announcement Thursday that the new tolls will finally take effect on January 5th.

New York City’s congestion tolling plan, which will provide funding for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, is back on — although it now faces opposition from the President-elect, as well as existing legal challenges.