Congestion pricing takes effect at reduced $9 toll after five-month pause

MTA awards $19.7M design contract to flood-proof Metro-North's Hudson Line between Spuyten Duyvil and Hastings-on-Hudson, first step of a $270M project inside an $800M resilience effort; construction expected to start in 2029

MTA issues the RFQ for Contract 4, the last and largest Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 contract: station fit-outs, track, signals, 22 elevators and 20 escalators at 106, 116 and 125 St; RFP by year-end, contractor pick mid-2027, full completion fall 2032 on a $6.968B budget

Interborough Express: MTA will release the Draft Environmental Impact Statement in Q4 2026, ahead of schedule; all 18 stations to be fully accessible, with ADA work at Broadway Junction, Junius St/Livonia and Ave I due 2026–early 2028 and Wilson Ave contract by mid-2027

Hochul announces service and infrastructure upgrades on the LIRR Montauk Branch