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.

The program, which would charge drivers a fee for entering Manhattan south of 60th St., aims to ease traffic in central Manhattan, reduce pollution and raise funds for public transit improvements.

A revised proposal for a controversial Manhattan toll plan will be unveiled Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, according to four people with knowledge of the announcement. Hochul, a Democrat, is expected to endorse a $9 surcharge for entering parts of Manhattan during peak hours – a reduction from the $15 toll that was due to take effect this summer,