Congestion pricing will start in January with a $9 toll, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday. Hochul wants to restart the program with a lower cost, which is why it's being reduced from $15 for most daytime trips into Manhattan's Central Business District.

The program, which would charge drivers a fee for entering Manhattan south of 60th St., aims to ease traffic in central Manhattan, reduce pollution and raise funds for public transit improvements.

Congestion pricing will be implemented in New York City with a reduced toll after the plan was delayed back in June, Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Thursday. The toll will now cost $9. The original plan was to charge cars entering Manhattan below 60th Street $15 during peak hours.