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.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is resurrecting 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.

The new plan will charge most drivers $9 a day to enter Manhattan below 60th street, down from the original toll of $15. Hochul also announced steeper discounts for low-income commuters and trucks entering the congestion zone after 9 p.m., in order to encourage nighttime deliveries.