The NSW government is considering implementing two-way tolling on the Sydney Harbour Bridge to pay for the permanent extension of the $60 toll cap.

NSW Premier Chris Minns announced on Tuesday that the cap, introduced in 2024 and due to expire on January 1, 2026, would be extended indefinitely, but said the government had not finalised how to pay for it and remained in negotiations with toll providers about broader reforms.

The cap, under which weekly toll expenses that exceed $60 are returned via a rebate, has proven essential to western Sydney commuters. Residents with long commutes or tradies dependent on toll roads would not be spending exorbitant amounts to get to work.

“We’re going to keep it. We can’t get rid of it,” Minns told Ben Fordham’s 2GB radio show on Tuesday.

“It’s a ma

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