Hwy 99 Fraser River Tunnel (George Massey Replacement) | Proposed

[ssiguy]

There are a couple things that bother people down here.

First, a lot don't have a problem paying tolls but the rates they charge are outrageous.
Seriously, a 0.5km bridge is $3 and small wonder the truckers avoid it at $9 a pop. Hell they even charge motorcycles $1.50.

Second, it seems patently unfair that the PM is a toll on an existing piece of infrastructure. The toll is in place because the province let the road rot for 40 years with no major upgrades except for HOV. This is the same as the tunnel. These are just improvements to current highways and yet the Sea to Sky which cost a King's ransom and carries a fraction the amount of traffic doesn't cost the wealthy skiers a damn cent for 150km of upgraded road.

If the people SoF have to contribute to Translink which offers inferior service down here then it is only fair that the people NoF help with the roads down here. If the region truly is a region then costs like this should be covered regionally.