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The first congestion charge scheme for vehicles in the US has come into effect in New York City.
The BBC is reporting that car drivers will pay up to US $9 a day, with varying rates for other vehicles.
CEO of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, Janno Lieber, told reporters that the system has been in operation since midnight Sunday.
He said four hundred lanes of traffic are now covered by more than 1,400 cameras, with more than 110 detection points and more than 800 signs.
President-elect Donald Trump is among those resisting the scheme, but Lieber said he was confident agreements with the government would stand up to changes of administration.
The congestion zone covers an area south of Central Park, taking in such well-known sites as the Empire State Building, Times Square and the financial district around Wall Street.
The scheme aims to ease New York’s notorious traffic problems and raise billions for the public transport network.
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