Government adjusts Kigamboni Bridge toll fees

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According to the statement, a user who will opt for the daily charges to move to and from Kigamboni will only be subjected to pay once for all trips per day. Besides, the weekly and monthly payments will be delayed for some time as the system goes through maintenance.

However, three-wheeled motorbikes commonly known as Bajaj will be paying Sh500 per trip, Sh3, 000 per day, Sh10, 000 weekly and Sh20, 000 monthly these charges will also include rickshaw and carts.
Saloon cars will be charged Sh1, 500, per trip Sh2, 500 daily, Sh12, 000 weekly and Sh35, 000 monthly. Before the new charges small vehicles would pay Sh1, 500 per trip.
Before new charges, for instance, a commuter bus was paying Sh5000 to cross the bridge, meaning that if the commuter crosses 20 times a day it pays a total fee of Sh100,000, which is Sh3 million per month.
Late last year, President Samia Suluhu Hassan directed that charges on vehicles crossing Nyerere Bridge be reviewed.
She pledged the ministry to work on public outcry over high fees on vehicles and motorcycles using the 680-metre Kigamboni Bridge.
The state-of-the-art Bridge which links Dar es Salaam city with Kigamboni was operational effective from May 2016.
Since then, the residents have been complaining over high fees, which are claimed to increase theb cost of living for the Kigamboni residents.
In the course, President Samia responded to the concerns by ordering the review of the fees.

Government adjusts Kigamboni Bridge toll fees

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