Six NYC subway stations start ADA upgrades with toll money

Six NYC subway stations begin ADA upgrades funded by congestion pricing

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the start of accessibility upgrades at six subway stations this week, including the 42nd Street–Bryant Park/5th Avenue complex, where work began on four new elevators, a stair-free corridor, accessible bathrooms, and modern fare gates. These projects are paid for using funds from congestion pricing, which has been charging drivers entering Manhattan south of 60th Street since January 2025. In its first year, the congestion pricing program raised $550 million and has already been credited with reducing daily vehicle traffic in the congestion zone by 70,000 cars.

The mechanism making these upgrades possible is the dedicated investment of congestion pricing revenue into the MTA’s 2020–2024 capital plan, which allocates $15 billion in total, $2 billion of which is for accessibility improvements at 23 stations. These upgrades are part of a broader set of investments, including new railcars and buses, repairs, and the Second Avenue Subway extension. Without these funds, the MTA’s large-scale accessibility push would have remained stalled for lack of resources.

The article settles that construction is now physically underway at Bryant Park and that the projects are definitively tied to congestion pricing revenue, not vague future allocations. What is still at stake is the timeline and completion pace at the remaining five stations, and whether congestion pricing continues to generate the expected revenue for subsequent phases of upgrades. Completion dates announced by the MTA for these six accessibility projects are due by late 2027, and the reporting confirms that both construction and initial funding are secured for this phase.

→ What does the toll actually cost you?: NYC Congestion Pricing Explained

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