The new Western Harbour Tunnel would not be financially viable unless tolls on the Harbour Bridge rose significantly, the government was warned | Rabe9 Mattonews
, which NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has committed to reform ahead of next year’s state election as he tries to combat cost-of-living pressures.
Instead, Transurban argued that a consortium it leads should build the tunnel in return for the state government transferring part of its last remaining stake in WestConnex. “The funding and delivery of the Western Harbour Tunnel was and remains a decision for the NSW government.”Dean Sewell “NSW Treasury, working closely with Transport for NSW, is leading a review into toll road pricing and relief reform.”
Former NSW auditor-general Tony Harris described the government’s tolling structure as a mess and said Transurban now had a monopoly over the Sydney motorway market.
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