Linden frustrated at deadlock on Wismar bridge toll hike proposal

Orrin Gordon

The Linden municipality is frustrated now that a year has passed since it proposed a hike in the Wismar-Mackenzie bridge toll with no response from government, Chairman of the Linden Interim Management Committee (IMC) Orrin Gordon said.

The municipality had proposed an increase in the toll last year and had calculated for it to be implemented from September 1. The council went as far as to place a notice in the press, advising the public of the hike.

Gordon said the council had intended to watch the flow of revenue with a view to reviewing the car toll if income surpassed $1 million every month. He said cars made up