Drivers who use either of the two bridges that span Halifax Harbour may be wondering when tolls will be eliminated, as promised by the newly re-elected Nova Scotia premier.
RELATED: PC leader Tim Houston sits down with Paul Brothers to talk about some of the big issues on the campaign trail thus far including healthcare, removing HHB bridge tolls , and the relationship between the PC party of NS and the Conservative party of Canada. – Nov 6, 2024Drivers who use either of the two bridges that span Halifax Harbour may be wondering when tolls will be eliminated, as promised by the newly re-elected Nova Scotia premier.
Speaking with reporters Tuesday after MLAs were sworn-in, Tim Houston said he didn’t really have a timeline for the tolls.it would remove the tolls on the MacKay and Macdonald bridges “by April 1.”Houston said at the time the promise would cost about $40 million a year, but should alleviate traffic congestion and save time for drivers.For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.
“I would prefer to think of that as both a $40-million tax cut for Nova Scotia drivers and a $40-million investment in reducing traffic time and giving more time back to you ,” he said Oct. 29.How U.S. tariffs might affect Canada’s agriculture industryOn Tuesday, Houston said there are details that still needed to be worked on for tolls to be removed — and that he didn’t believe there were any infrastructure changes needed for his election promise to come to fruition.
“I think the tolls can be removed without taking out all the infrastructure. I don’t think that that will cause that to be a delay. But I think we just work through it and it’ll be a budget item.” A spokesperson from Halifax Harbour Bridges told Global News there was no update to share on the issue of tolls, and that they didn’t expect any new information about the subject until the new year.
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