Dear Editor:
With the new Port Mann Bridge getting closer to completion, mayors and politicians are figuring out how to charge for tolls for bridge.
In my opinion, I would make it as simple as possible. Port Mann Bridge is the most important crossing and escape route out of Vancouver in case of a natural disaster.
Why not devise a simpler method to collect the money to pay for the new bridge? How about charging a flat rate for motorists from Abbotsford to Horseshoe Bay instead?
This could be anywhere from say $50 to $100 going directly to pay for the costs. Thus, there is no need to install expensive tolling devices such as cameras, and bypassing all unnecessary administrative expenses.
Motorists should be paying the bridge costs, not the homeowners. The funds collected need to be managed responsibly and go directly to the bridge account.
Helen Cedik, Burnaby
