Toll-free bridges: Berbice River Bridge toll free from today

…NA-GT hire car drivers refuse to drop fares
… NA -Rosignol bus fare drops by 33%

As of today, tolls on the Berbice River Bridge –along with the Demerara Harbour Bridge and Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge – are officially abolished, delivering financial relief to more than 50,000 daily commuters and representing approximately $3.5?billion in annual savings for the population.
For motorists, the savings are tangible: a private car crossing the Berbice Bridge previously incurred a $1900 fee per trip.
Meanwhile, operators of hire cars plying the New Amsterdam-Georgetown route have refused to drop their fares.
The fares which increased from $1500 to $2000 and $2500 during COVID, never returned to pre-COVID levels.
Some drivers have been demanding $3000 after dark.
However, with operational costs being reduced by $1900 as a result of the bridge being toll free now, those operators have refused to pass on the benefits to commuters, saying that prices for spare parts have increased.
However, buses plying the Number 56 minibus route (New Amsterdam-Rosignol) have agreed to drop fares by 33 per cent from $300 to $200 per trip.