The state government said the decision was made to provide toll relief to other drivers, and comes after it announced a $60 toll cap relief package.
Tolls on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and tunnel will increase next month, as the government claws back funds for its $60 toll cap policy and looks to spread the hit to the hip pocket across the city.The state government has announced the Sydney Harbour Bridge and tunnel tolls will increase from late October 2023.The government said the bridge and tunnel tolls have been fixed since January 2009 at $4 in peak, $3 off-peak and $2.50 at night, but will rise at the end of next month to $4.
Roads Minister John Graham acknowledged “no toll increase is ever welcome”, but said it was to provide toll relief to other drivers. “The NSW government believes it is appropriate for these tolls to be adjusted higher at a time when we are focused on providing greater equity across the toll road network, no matter what your postcode,” Graham said in a statement on Saturday.
“Drivers in western Sydney who have little choice but to use motorways for their commute and family travel have endured annual – and in many cases quarterly – toll increases since 2009 while the bridge and tunnel tolls remained fixed.”A total of $561 million has been allocated over two years towards a $60 cap on tolls.
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