A class action complaint has been filed in New Jersey federal court regarding the New York Central Business District Tolling Program, a congestion pricing scheme, on behalf of two groups: those who live in Bergen County and the surrounding areas, and those suffering from asthma who will be impacted by the increased traffic.

The complaint in Sokolich v. U.S. Department of Transportation was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey challenging the Federal Highway Authority's approval of the environmental review phase of the tolling program, which imposes an additional fee on drivers in the city's Central Business District. The new proposed toll will apply to vehicles driving below 60th Street and will cost $23, in addition to the $17 drivers already pay to cross a bridge or enter a tunnel to get into the city. The complaint alleged that the FHWA approval, which was issued on June 27, was given imprudently without the completion of an environmental impact statement.