Severn River Crossing: Tolls

(asked on 21st March 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an estimate of the level of maintenance only toll on the Severn River Crossings.


Answered by
Andrew Jones Portrait
Andrew Jones
This question was answered on 24th March 2016

The current tolls are set not just to cover maintenance and operation costs but also to repay the construction and financing costs of the Second Severn Crossing, plus the outstanding debt on the original Crossing.

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