MTA Delays Major Port Jervis Line Improvement Amid Congestion Toll Pause

The planned $100 million investment to boost train services on the Port Jervis Line is among the $16.5 billion capital projects recently deferred by the Metropolitan Transportation Agency. A spokesperson for the agency, or MTA, confirmed the delay with the publication on July 17. In response to the sudden halt of the New York City congestion toll and the anticipated revenue that comes with it, the MTA recently reshuffled its capital plan by focusing on essential repair work and delaying some replacement jobs and most expansion projects. Gov. Kathy Hochul pulled the years-in-the-works toll program weeks before its effective date in June, which she said was an effort to cut the burden on working- and middle-class families....