How the bridge and ferry tolls could be reduced to $20 on P.E.I. | CBC News
In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Downe suggested the federal government use unspent and unallocated federal infrastructure funding to enable a reduction in tolls.
He said the $180 billion Investing in Canada Plan has been “grossly undersubscribed,” and some of that money could be dedicated to “improving access to existing infrastructure in order to reduce the export costs for Prince Edward Island businesses and the travel costs for Islanders, in addition to significantly improving the tourism industry in our province.”
In a news release, Downe said reducing the tolls on the Confederation Bridge to $20 would cost less than the government’s estimated annual cost of $168.4 million for the Champlain Bridge in Montreal, which has no toll.