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.

Hochul announced the daytime toll for automobiles would be reduced from $15 to $9, calling it a 40% reduction that would save daily commuters nearly $1,500 annually.

Hochul had put the plan on "pause" in June just before the originally proposed toll of $15 was set to take effect.