Professor Allan Fels’ toll review has identified the exorbitant amount that motorists will pay to drive on Sydney’s toll roads.
Sydney’s long-awaited review into the city’s patchwork of motorways reveals that motorists will pay $195 billion on tolls over the next 37 years, largely as a result of previous governments prioritising the financial concerns of tolling giants above managing traffic on the city’s congested roads.
Fels’ report highlights that agreements often favoured the private sector, such as ensuring that if the motorway traffic was less than had been expected, the operator would be topped up by governments. NSW Labor has ruled out placing charges on previously untolled motorways or a congestion charge for Sydney’s CBD, whichSydney has 13 toll roads which have three different methods: fixed or flat rate tolls, distanced-based tolls and variable time-of-day charges.
The review says a major problem with the toll-setting process has been its lack of transparency, as well as a bigger focus on “financial concerns than on economic management of the roads”. The review surveyed 1500 motorists and found the vast majority considered that tolls were too high and more than 70 per cent felt that the cost of tolls was unfair.
“Overall, the toll roads, even at their busiest time in the morning peak hour in 2022, were found to move relatively freely with limited delays and only a few persistent congestion hot spots.“However, the untolled roads were more crowded and congested on average throughout the day.”
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