With higher tolls for the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) starting in January, Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI), Annette Ferguson says the facility is expected to rake in an additional $300M by the end of 2017.
Speaking yesterday at a press conference at MPI, Ferguson pointed out that there has been a big increase in traffic on the bridge over the years that has seen the maintenance and other costs grow for the DHB Corporation.
She said that based on the current traffic trends, it is projected that the corporation will make $550M at the end of 2016 with the present toll structure while its expenditure, both current and capital, stands at a projected $600M. However, with the new toll structure, the company projects that by the end of 2017, it would gather $861M.
