 
Southwestmap
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Username: Southwestmap
Post Number: 890
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 10:18 am: |    |
Mr. Moroun raised the fee to cross his Bridge to $3.75 each way on Saturday morning.
Also, traffic into the U.S. has been slow, slow, slow. Now waiting up to an hour to get into U.S. on weekends. I realize that this isn't the Bridge Co.'s fault - anyone know why? Is it because the Canadian dollar is par now? |
Charlottepaul
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Username: Charlottepaul
Post Number: 1480
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 11:47 am: | |
Can he not charge whatever he wants? |
Dan_the_man
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Username: Dan_the_man
Post Number: 30
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 11:57 am: | |
yes he can, but I believe that the Ambassador Bridge toll is the highest toll for any US-Canada border crossing, and that was before he raised it. |
Aiw
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Username: Aiw
Post Number: 6345
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 12:18 pm: | |
The Detroit side of the tunnel also jacked up their rates last week from $3.50 to $3.75 US.
The Windsor side remains at $3.50 US. |
Quozl
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Username: Quozl
Post Number: 1250
Registered: 07-2005
| | Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 12:31 pm: | |
The tolls to cross the Peace Bridge between Fort Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, New York are
$2.70US or $3.00CD |
Buzzman0077
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Username: Buzzman0077
Post Number: 97
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 1:09 am: | |
The delays are like that at other crossings to. It took me half an hour to cross into Canada on the Blue water bridge, and 2.5 hours to come back. It's all this ramped up customs stuff on the US side. |
Lowell
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Username: Lowell
Post Number: 4082
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 1:18 am: | |
Somebody's gotta pay for his new span. Why not us?
The game's called Monopoly and he is winning. |
Ffdfd
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Username: Ffdfd
Post Number: 151
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 1:30 am: | |
quote:The tolls to cross the Peace Bridge between Fort Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, New York are
$2.70US or $3.00CD
And you only pay one way there, not both. |
Professorscott
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Username: Professorscott
Post Number: 656
Registered: 12-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 2:01 am: | |
The toll to cross on the ferry at Marine City is $6.00 for a car. You pay both ways. I willingly pay, though, because it takes much less time than to cross on the Blue Water or Ambassador bridges.
So the Ambassador Bridge does not charge the highest toll of any crossing from Michigan to Ontario, much less in the entire U.S. |
Buzzman0077
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Username: Buzzman0077
Post Number: 101
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 2:02 am: | |
My mother told me about the ferry only after I had waited in line for two hours, wish I had known sooner. I'd rather ride a ferry anyway. |
Walkerpub
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Username: Walkerpub
Post Number: 163
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 10:07 am: | |
Raise the tolls- that'll bring more Americans to the south side- good call! |
Goat
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Username: Goat
Post Number: 9711
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 10:27 am: | |
Agreed Walkerpub. More moronic moves by a clueless mayor.
I always thought supply and demand is what increases the price of a product. Interesting that traffic volumes are down at both crossings yet the toll has been raised twice since the height of volume in 2001. |
Sstashmoo
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Username: Sstashmoo
Post Number: 289
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 10:53 am: | |
Like another thread indicates, some outsiders think we're all rich.
Everything is expensive here and for no reason.
I've heard LA food prices are about 75% of what they are here. |
Smogboy
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Username: Smogboy
Post Number: 5753
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 11:35 am: | |
Not meaning to split hairs but doesn't the ferry charge a fare (for services rendered) and the bridge/ tunnel folks pay a toll (for gained access)? |
Elsuperbob
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Username: Elsuperbob
Post Number: 62
Registered: 03-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 12:08 pm: | |
Smogboy, there are maintenance costs taken from the tolls. Although Maroun might not be worrying about that.
Some free large suspension bridges I know, the Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Manhattan are in pretty bad shape. They've been free since 1910 and it shows.
The tolls at the Peace Bridge are 3.00 and 3.50 if you're paying cash. The above prices were E-ZPass prices.
If you want expensive, the second longest suspension bridge in the world, with a total 13 kilometer length, the Great Belt Fixed Link is about 38 dollars for a one way crossing. |