Sydney Harbour Bridge and Tunnel tolls rise | Australian Markets

Tolls on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Tunnel will rise on July 1 because the Minns Labor Government remakes a fairer toll highway community for Sydney.

All further income collected from the inflation-linked increase will go into the NSW Government’s toll aid scheme, the $60 toll cap.

A peak weekday toll to cross the Harbour will increase by 14 cents or 3.2 per cent.

It is just the second time since 2009 that Bridge and Tunnel tolls have elevated after the previous Liberal authorities held them static during their complete three phrases in workplace.

At the identical time, motorists in car-dependent Western Sydney have been unable to keep away from annual or quarterly toll will increase which have made the price of a return peak hour weekday toll from Campbelltown or Liverpool to the CBD upwards of $35.

Toll aid has turn into a key cost-of-living assist measure below the Minns Labor Government after the Liberals left behind a whole toll invoice of $195 billion in nominal phrases that should be paid by motorists out to 2060 on high of the billions they’ve already paid.

There are more than 100 suburbs the place motorists have thus far claimed more than $300 below the $60 toll cap, together with Parramatta, Lidcombe, Schofields, Westmead, Toongabbie, Merrylands and Auburn.

The $60 toll cap is because of expire on 1 January 2026.

Minister for Transport John Graham stated:

“A toll rise on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Tunnel remains a rare occurrence, with this marking only the second time in 16 years since they have gone up. In our city’s west they have gone up every quarter or every year.

“We are focused on delivering a fairer tolling network and this inflation-linked increase will go into toll relief that has become so important to motorists who pay the highest toll bills in the suburbs of Western Sydney.”

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