#transurban — Public Fediverse posts
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Clover Moore, City of Sydney Lord Mayor is requesting the incoming roads minister John Graham considers:
- Removing the toll on the Cross City Tunnel
- Introducing a CBD congestion chargehttps://twitter.com/CloverMoore/status/1645989100439363584
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8154280/fantastic-opportunity-to-fix-sydneys-toll-road-mess/
#clovermoore #cityofsydney #cos #tollroads #tolls #nsw #auspol #congestioncharge #congestionzone #planning #sydney #transurban
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Sydney Morning Herald reporting the NSW government is subsidising road tolls by $500 million, backdated to July 2022. Each driver can receive up to a $750 payment. These are toll roads operated by a private company, so are in effect a subsidy for Transurban.
> The premier defended taxpayer subsidies for drivers, and pointed out that public transport is also heavily subsidised.
Unbelievable.
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> Transurban group executive Andrew Head said new motorways could put a “little bit of pressure on the local network” immediately after they opened, although it was difficult to predict motorist behaviour.