New York plans to revive a $9 congestion mitigation charge for driving in Manhattan starting in January that the state indefinitely put on hold earlier this year, Governor Kathy Hochul said on Thursday.

New York is set to become the first city in the US to implement a congestion charge. Governor Kathy Hochul announced pricing on certain roads would begin on 5 January to "unclog our streets, reduce pollution and deliver better public transit for millions of New Yorkers”.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to resurrect a toll on people driving into the busiest parts of Manhattan but at a lower cost, a move her allies hope will allow the nation’s first system of congestion pricing to begin operating before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated.