IN JAMAICA: Portmore residents fume over toll increase

Motorists at the Portmore Toll Plaza

STARTING NEXT Saturday, motorists using Highway 2000 East-West will have to dig deeper into their pockets when they reach the toll plazas.

This section of the highway covers the Vineyards, Spanish Town, Portmore, and May Pen toll plazas. The biggest increase is for Class Three vehicles at the Vineyards Toll Plaza, where motorists will now pay $790 each way, up from $700. Class Three vehicles using the Portmore plaza will cost $60 more as that toll goes up to $450, and the woes continue for Class Three drivers, as the Spanish Town toll goes up by $50, to $300.

Residents of Portmore, Jamaica's largest community, will probably feel the pinch the most. Class One vehicles go up by $20 to $150, but Class Two jumps by $30 to $230 each way, so the family SUV will now cost nearly $500 round trip. READ More...