Lou Murphy who died in 1995 would be very upset if he was still around today.
He fought very hard to remove the tolls on the Harbour Bridge but without any success.
What really got him going was the time a funeral possession drove over the Harbour Bridge and each vehicle had to pay 25 cents.
This issue really got Lou Murphy and the rest is history.
The toll are going up to 50 cents beginning on Monday and there’s nothing the citizens can do about it.
Lou Murphy would be very upset indeed. He surely must be turning in his grave.
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What's wrong with a user pays system? THere should be more tolls in NB so people who don't use particular stretches don't have to pay for them.
...because that's part of the reason we pay taxes. If the government wants to toll every road, okay but taxes should go down accordingly.
Your taxes have gone down by much more than 50 cents.
Naw, they just put it in one pocket and take it out of the other. Property taxes have gone through the roof the last few years which affects property owners and renters who get hit with higher rents. It's time to ditch the tolls on the Harbour Bridge. Why does Saint John have to pay when Fredericton doesn't, or Moncton, or Miramichi, etc.?
Fredericton, Moncton and Miramichi should have to.
Don't forget Hartland, Florenceville and of course Nashwaak Bridge. Even their name screams to have a toll put on it. :)
To toll all bridges is not the solution. Bridges and roads that are meant as short cuts could be good candidates for tolling.
The stretch of highway from Moncton to Fredericton could be tolled because it was built to make it more convinient for drivers to o the route, though you still have the choice to come through Saint John.
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