JOHN GRAHAM
SHADOW MINISTER FOR ROADS
NO TOLL REVIEW, NO TOLL REFORM FOR NSW MOTORISTS
The Premier today refused to guarantee NSW motorists who have been hit with impact of the NSW Government’s toll road obsession, that his long awaited toll review would be released before the election.
The review was announced in April this year, and was due to report back in September, and was supposed to help untangle the toll road mess created by Dominic Perrottet.
JOHN GRAHAM
SHADOW MINISTER FOR ROADS
When asked today about the timing of the review, the Premier responded:
“That work is being undertaken, as I’ve said over the last six months, or nine months, or six months I think when we released that review, the feedback I received was that it would take time.”
John Graham, Shadow Minister for Roads said:
“Time is money Premier, and ever-increasing tolls are costing New South Wales motorists billions.”
“For years drivers were told by this Government that there was no toll problem. The commissioning of this Treasury review was the one source of hope that their concerns might be taken seriously. Now it could be on ice.”
“We are calling on the government to release the review.”
“We have only just had confirmed this month that as a result of the Liberal’s tollmania, the WestConnex toll will rise on 1 January 2023 by a record 6.1 per cent.”
The increase means a one way trip on the M8 goes up to $7.98 one way, and on the M4 to $6.82 one way.
Peak toll inflation will impact on a further seven Sydney toll roads (Northconnex, Westlink M7, Cross City Tunnel, Hills M2, Lane Cove Tunnel, M5 South West and the Eastern Distributor) each quarter and will then further flow through to Westconnex on 1 January 2024.
We know that Sydney is the most tolled city on the face of the earth.
Dominic Perrottet has signed the contracts to privatise our roads and created a toll road monopoly that is burning a hole in the back pocket of Sydney motorists.
Labor has announced a Minns Labor Government will keep the Sydney Harbour Tunnel toll concession in public hands and return revenue from both the Sydney Harbour Tunnel and the Sydney Harbour Bridge to drivers in the form of toll relief.
