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FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1993

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AUTOMATIC TOLL COLLECTION AT TUNNELS

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THE GOVERNMENT IS PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO LEGISLATION TO ENABLE AT GOVERNMENT ROAD TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEMS BE INSTALLED AUTOMATIC TUNNELS AND AT THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL, THE EASTER HARBOUR AND THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL.

CROSSING

WILL

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (FRIDAY) SAID THE AUTOTOLL INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN TUNNEL OPERATION AND REDUCE OPERATING COSTS. IT DRIVE WILL ENABLE A MOTORIST WHO HAS SUBSCRIBED TO THE SYSTEM TO THROUGH AN AUTOTOLL LANE WITHOUT STOPPING FOR PAYMENT OF TOLL.

THE

DECISION

AS A AT

OF AUTOTOLL TO PROVIDE/OR INTRODUCTION PERMANENT FEATURE WAS MADE FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF A TRIAL SCHEME THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL LAST YEAR.

STATUTORY PROVISIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AUTOTOLL SYSTEM AT

ROAD ARE CONTAINED IN THE

TUNNELS (GOVERNMENT)

GOVERNMENT

TUNNELS

{ AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 GAZETTED TODAY.

THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CERTIFICATES THE TESTING OF AUTOTOLL EQUIPMENT AND CERTIFICATES OF PHOTOGRAPHS USE AS EVIDENCE IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST MOTORISTS WHO EVADE PAYMENT.

OF

FOR

TOLL

BILL THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL (PASSAGE TAX) (AMENDMENT) NO. 2

MEANS OF 1993 GAZETTED TODAY ENABLES PASSAGE TAX TO BE COLLECTED BY AUTOTOLL.

ALSO GAZETTED IS THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 AND WHICH EMPOWERS THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL COMPANY TO COLLECT TOLLS

TAX PASSAGE

BY

THE PRODUCTION AND TO ALLOW FOR AUTOTOLL CERTIFICATES DESCRIBED ABOVE AS EVIDENCE.

BILL THE CROSS-HARBOUR

OF THE

IT IN CROSSING

ALSO RAISES THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR CONTRAVENING TUNNEL BY-LAWS FROM $1,000 TO $2,000, BRINGING

HARBOUR EASTERN LINE WITH CORRESPONDING PENALTIES IN THE ORDINANCE AND TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL ORDINANCE.

TATE'S TUNNEL AUTOTOLL.

THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING (AMENDMENT) BILL

(AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 CAIRN TUNNEL

TO MAKE BY-LAWS ALLOWING FOR COMPANIES

THE EMPOWER

THE

1993 AND THE RESPECTIVE

INTRODUCTION OF

THE FIVE BILLS WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE ON MAY 26, 1993.

COUNCIL

THE

TUNNELS (GOVERNMENT) (AMENDMENT) (NO. ROAD 1993 WILL BE MADE TO PROVIDE FOR THE DETAILS OF EMPOWERS THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT TO APPROVE AND TO DESIGNATE AUTOTOLL BOOTHS.

2) AUTOTOLL.

AUTOTOLL

REGULATION IT ALSO

SYSTEMS

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