Tolls Are Set To Be Banned On Ontario Highways But 1 Popular Route Won't Be Exempt From It
"Some cities want to charge drivers $5,000 a year with road tolls..."
The 401 and 404.
Ontario will ban future tolls on all provincial highways in order to help reduce household costs but don't expect to see it eliminate old tolls.
On Thursday, Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria and Education Minister Stephen Lecce tweeted about the Get It Done Act.
"Some cities want to charge drivers $5,000 a year with road tolls," wrote Sarkaria "Next week, our government will introduce the Get It Done Act that, if passed, would ban tolls on provincial highways."
"Premier @fordnation is putting the brakes on new tolls in this province," wrote Lecce. "Part of our commitment to respect tax payers and keep costs down for commuters."
With the legislation set to be tabled next week, it's important to note that the act will prevent currently untolled highways from being tolled, according to CTV.
It won't get rid of existing tolls, so if you were hoping to be able to take the 407 for free, that won't be the case.
The proposed act comes on the heels of the Ford government announcing that they'll be getting rid of license plate renewals, which you previously needed to renew every couple of years.
"We are getting rid of that totally," Ford said. "Registering your vehicle — we did the first step, getting rid of the stickers. Now we are getting rid of the re-registration."
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