Region. M4 toll in the balance

The NSW cabinet is debating whether to scrap the toll on the M4 when the private concession ends in February, amid fears the move will attract an estimated 500 extra vehicles an hour. Finance Minister, Joe Tripodi, is said to favour scrapping the toll, while Transport Minister, David Campbell, and Treasurer, Eric Roozendall and other ministers want to retain it to fund infrastructure. Business groups and the infrastructure sector want to keep the toll. “Motorists in Western Sydney have more than paid for the M4 and the NRMA is pleased the state government will remove the toll,” NRMA motoring and services director, David Bentham, said in The Australian Financial Review