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Sydney may do a toll buy-out too

  • 16-02-2006 3:32pm
    #1
    MT
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    I'm all for tolling as a means of funding infrastructure development but they must be proportionate or motorists will boycott.


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  • #2
    DubTony
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    Article wrote:

    The tunnel cost $680 million to build initially however Mr Iemma said late last year it could cost more than $1 billion to bail the project out. From there it would be up to the Government to decide whether to keep operating the road or to tender it out again with changed conditions.

    Sydney ... Build a tunnel. $680 million - Buy Back $1 billion
    Dublin ... Build 2 Bridges. Less than €75 million - Buy Back €600 million

    hmmmm ......

    Looks like the law of supply and demand works well in Australia. Luckily for the people of NSW they have many options for crossing the harbour and river. Unfortunately we, in Dublin, don't.


  • #3
    silverside
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭silverside


    well tbh if you're a driver you don't have that many options for crossing the harbour :)

    otoh the ferry ride is brilliant, i'd love to live in sydney again and have that commute :D


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