塞車好麻煩

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.

紐約州州長凱西‧侯可週四表示，紐約計畫自1月起，恢復對行駛在曼哈頓的車輛，徵收9美元塞車費；該計畫今年稍早一度被無限期擱置。

New York City’s congestion pricing program, the first of its kind in the United States, was initially to have charged a toll of $15 during daytime hours for passenger vehicles driving in Manhattan south of 60th Street starting on June 30.

紐約市這項創下美國先例的塞車收費計畫，原定自6月30日起，針對日間行駛在曼哈頓60街以南的載客車輛，收取15美元費用。

Shortly before that date, however, Hochul put the plan on hold indefinitely. But now, New York is racing to implement the charge before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump said on Thursday he strongly disagreed with the decision to implement the fee. (Reuters)

然而，侯可在原定實施日不久前，將該計畫無限期擱置。但現在紐約要趕在總統當選人唐納‧川普就職前實施這項收費計畫。川普週四表示，他強烈反對徵收這項費用的決定。