Starting just after midnight on Sunday, drivers began paying a new fee to enter the heart of Manhattan. The toll is part of New York City’s plan to reduce some of the world’s heaviest traffic while raising billions of dollars to pay for improvements to mass transit.

Congestion pricing has started in New York City after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans to reboot the controversial program. The plan started 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 it.