Road tolls hit drivers for €2m every week

MOTORISTS are paying almost €2 million per week in toll road charges, with the State pocketing around half of the total, according to figures published by toll road operator NTR.

The company, which operates the Westlink and Eastlink bridges in Dublin and the tolled motorway linking the city with Drogheda and Dundalk, said revenue in its roads division climbed 25% to €26m in the first six months of the year.

The increase was fuelled by higher traffic levels and Government-sanctioned hikes in toll charges.