Gov’t committed to ensuring Berbice Bridge toll reduction – Granger

While the administration is still in talks with the Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated, President David Granger yesterday said the government will take “any reasonable, legal steps” to ensure the bridge toll is lowered.

Although government sought to negotiate a phased reduction of the toll starting from September 1st by paying the company an annual subsidy, the company has said it could face potential bankruptcy if proposed subsidies are not calculated based on higher tolls that it had been trying to implement.

Government had previously announced that with the subsidy granted to the company,