It’d be great if drivers actually had to pay for the infrastructure they hog. Asking $13bn from them for use of half the land in Melbourne is like asking someone for 50 cents rent per month for the entire MCG.
Melbourne's $13 billion toll road cash cow – How drivers are about to cough up even more
Submitted 11 months ago by Baku@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
https://www.drive.com.au/news/melbournes-13-billion-toll-road-cash-cow/
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ASepticPolInstitute@aussie.zone 11 months ago
NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Saying hello and welcome to the club Melbourne.
Canadians in Ontario sold their toll highway for a quick buck years ago to a private firm. Worst decision ever, and we still pay the tolls.
Though I guess with our local governments track recorded in keeping public infrastructure maintained the 407 would have probably been closed for safety concerns over comple lack of maintenance.
beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
Wasn’t it meant to be free and owned by the state after it was paid off?
26 bucks a day, what’s that, like 3 latte’s? Fuck me!