US EditionSouthern Dutch tollroad now free for most drivers eight years earlier than planned
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They had to wait a long time for it, the Zeelanders, but today the time has come. From 3 p.m., passenger cars and motorbikes will be allowed toll-free through the Westerschelde Tunnel, the longest traffic tunnel in the Netherlands that connects Zeeuws-Vlaanderen to South-Beveland, for the first time. Until today, users paid 5 euros for a one-way ticket through the tunnel and 10 euros for a return trip. That won't be necessary later. “Actually, o…
Southern Dutch tollroad now free for most drivers eight years earlier than planned
The Westerscheldetunnel between Zuid-Beveland and Zeeuws-Vlaanderen is now toll-free for cars and motorcycles as of 3:00 p.m. Monday, marking the culmination of years of efforts to remove the toll. This change comes eight years earlier than originally planned for 2033.
The Westerscheldetunnel between Zuid-Beveland and Zeeuws-Vlaanderen will be toll-free for cars and motorcycles from 15:00. Initially, the intention was to end the toll in 2033, but in 2022 the House of Representatives decided to implement the measure eight years earlier.
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