NSW Labor’s response to its wide-ranging toll review will be the state version of the federal government’s reversal on stage 3 tax cuts.
Hundreds of millions of dollars a year would be raised if two-way tolling on the Harbour Bridge,Tunnel and Eastern Distributor is adopted,as recommended by a review.
The Allan Fels toll review gives hope that a simpler,fairer system for most users is possible.
If we really want to make the city’s toll roads system fairer,don’t we need to consider all options?
Sydney’s tolling system has delivered us a world-class network of motorways,But it has also become a needless drag on the economy.
The former ACCC chairman’s proposals to reform the city’s tolling system are littered with potholes for the Minns government.
The NSW Labor government is keeping its options open on tolling reform,but was quick to rule out one recommendation of the Fels review.
Paying tolls has become as synonymous with Sydney as Bondi Beach and the Harbour Bridge. For motorists like Vanessa Viscontini,changes to the system can’t come soon enough.
Two-way tolling on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Tunnel,and the Eastern Distributor,are among key recommendations from a long-awaited review of the city’s motorway system.
Professor Allan Fels’ toll review has identified the exorbitant amount that motorists will pay to drive on Sydney’s toll roads.
Sydney’s private motorway operator is offering discounts for regular users ahead of the release of interim findings from a review into the city’s toll roads.