PEI Premier Asking Ottawa to Reduce Toll for Confederation Bridge

Provincial health department workers stop traffic that has crossed the Confederation Bridge in Borden-Carleton, P.E.I., on March 22, 2020. The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan

The premier of Prince Edward Island is asking the federal government to reduce the toll for the Confederation Bridge to make trips to the mainland more affordable.

Dennis King says he wants the current toll for cars to drop to $20 from $50.25 by September to eliminate what he calls a “competitive disadvantage” for Island businesses.