During the International Women's Day Fun Run event this coming Sunday 12 March, Story Bridge will close to traffic. While the bridge is closed, Clem7 tunnel will be toll free to drivers between 5am and 11am.
Australia's largest International Women's Day celebration - the annual International Women's Day Fun Run presented by National Storage.
Beautiful 5 km course: Southbank to City Botanic Gardens via Story Bridge
Event date: Sunday, 12 March 2023
Yeah shouldn't have corporate owned/operated toll roads, pure rort. 45 years of just gouging people when it could be publicly run not for profit, and then probably extended for another 45 years to pay for something else.
Curiously a lot of toll roads don't make much money at all versus their massive costs and risks.
Given how many toll roads have gone broke and not hit traffic volume expectations - particularly including Clem7, AirportLink, Lane Cove Tunnel, Cross City Tunnel, or need extensive repairs, in many cases it's actually been good the taxpayer is spreading the costs and risk as they've raised foreign corporate money to invest in the toll road, then not got the return they expected, and lost their money - yet we still get the road when we need it. It's kind of like Private Health or paying for a FastPass at a theme park - you have the option to pay up when traffic on the road you've already paid for as a taxpayer (the free one) is too busy and otherwise, you don't pay for part of it.
A US-owned consultancy got sued for $280m over Clem7 advice on traffic volumes, the former operator that went bankrupt owed $1.3bn in debt to investors, and it was sold for $613 million.
Although yes of course it would be better if they did accurate forecasts and just used government money and made it free - cause then it would be more likely to hit volumes, we could use it, and since we paid for it, that would make a lot of sense. … but they'd probably build less roads we actually need.
Oh no, can't drive on every road in Brisbane. The one time drivers actually pay for what they use, and they have to make it free?? What a joke!
![[QLD] Toll-Free Travel in Both Directions on Sunday 12 March 5-11am @ Brisbane Clem7 Tunnel](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/22/761522.jpg?h=51ba5950)
Is it really free or linkt still getting paid via tax dollars ?