The Allan Fels toll review gives hope that a simpler, fairer system for most users is possible.
From the private motorist listening to their e-tag go “beep” on the M4 at Parramatta to the boardrooms overlooking Sydney Harbour, few people have assumed the Sydney tolling system could ever be changed for the fairer.
Fels and his co-reviewer David Cousins put it like this: “In the past, it has been suggested that reforms to road tolling are not possible given the nature of the concession agreements. We do not accept this. We do accept the proposition that the state needs to act responsibly in achieving reforms in this area and that the reasonable expectations of toll road operators need to be protected and honoured.
We have remarkable road infrastructure in Sydney, but we have paid a very high price for it. We still have $195 billion to pay.
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