{"id":3209,"date":"2014-01-09T15:10:56","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T20:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/?p=3209"},"modified":"2014-01-10T12:21:14","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T17:21:14","slug":"tolls-on-new-champlain-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/tolls-on-new-champlain-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Tolls on New Champlain Bridge disappointing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Early last year, Montreal\u2019s board of trade asked for a new Champlain Bridge paid for with tolls.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are counting on the federal government to ensure that crossing the new bridge is affordable,\u201d reads their February 20 press release. \u201cAnd if a toll is required to get the new infrastructure built quickly, let’s go ahead with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

It took until the end of the year, but they got what they wanted.<\/p>\n

Federal Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs Denis Lebel announced that a new Champlain Bridge will be built by 2018 on December 1. He confirmed tolls as part of the plan even earlier, but his decision was firmed up in November when IBI Group got a million dollar contract to come up with a computer-driven system.<\/p>\n

Now Montrealers have to wonder if they\u2019ll need a third transponder.<\/p>\n

They already need two now, one for travel on Autoroute 25 between Montreal and Laval and a separate one to use the Autoroute 30 ring road. If the Champlain Bridge toll system can\u2019t integrate with one of them, goods delivered to Montreal will be even more expensive than they are now.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s already significant frustration with toll collection on Autoroute 25. Prices range from $1.86 up to $7.63, depending on time and equipment, but drivers don\u2019t know what to expect. A lawsuit launched by the L’Union des consommateurs on their behalf was certified as a class action last January.<\/p>\n

Tolls or not, a new bridge is necessary. The 150,000 drivers crossing the Champlain Bridge daily have always faced some traffic gridlock, but recent repairs have made things worse than ever. Between October 1 and the end of the year, the Quebec Trucking Association distributed 1,863 bulletins warning Montreal-area members about diversions, re-routings and closed roads.<\/p>\n

Normally they average one or two a day.<\/p>\n

——————–<\/p>\n

Note: This article appeared on page 10 of the Suburban’s January 1 retrospective issue, which is well worth reading at\u00a0http:\/\/edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk\/\/launch.aspx?eid=83476b04-5cac-4049-8f0a-9ec938ce8b55<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Early last year, Montreal\u2019s board of trade asked for a new Champlain Bridge paid for with tolls. \u201cWe are counting on the federal government to ensure that crossing the new bridge is affordable,\u201d reads their February 20 press release. \u201cAnd if a toll is required to get the new infrastructure built quickly, let’s go ahead […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"0","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[21],"tags":[97,98],"class_list":["post-3209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-island-report","tag-champlain-bridge","tag-tolls","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2buQs-PL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3132,"url":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/champlain_bridge\/","url_meta":{"origin":3209,"position":0},"title":"Commuters Advised to Avoid Champlain Bridge","author":"Tracey Arial","date":"November 21, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Champlain Bridge will be limited to two lanes in each direction until sometime in mid-December. 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