New York MTA gets US$500mil loan backed by congestion toll


The transit agency anticipates repaying the loan with the toll receipts or proceeds from a long-term bond sale that’s backed by that revenue source. — Bloomberg

NEW YORK: New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has entered into a US$500mil loan agreement with a group of investors that’s backed by congestion pricing revenue as the Trump administration tries to end the tolling programme, according to a loan document.

The operator of the city’s subways, buses and commuter rails closed the tax-exempt deal on May 2, the document posted on the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s website said.

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