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Tolls and fares dropped for P.E.I.’s Confederation Bridge and ferries

NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA, AUG 2 – The federal government cut the Confederation Bridge toll by 60% and halved ferry fares to reduce travel costs and boost traffic, with an estimated $100 million in reduced revenue.

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About one million vehicles a year drive over the crossing, which opened in 1997, connecting Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick.

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It is now less expensive for motorists to cross the 12.9-kilometre Confederation Bridge, which connects Prince Edward Island to the mainland of Canada.

CHARLOTTETOWN — It is now less expensive for motorists to cross the 12.9-kilometre Confederation Bridge that connects Prince Edward Island to the mainland of Canada. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced this week that the toll for an average vehicle will increase from $50.25 to $20 to cross the bridge. Approximately one million vehicles use this bridge, opened in 1997, which connects the island to New Brunswick. The toll applies only to vehicles…

·Richelieu, Canada
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Global News broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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