Japan's transport ministry is set to extend toll discounts for the Tokyo Bay Aqua Line expressway, which were initially scheduled to expire in March 2014, because of the program's economy-boosting effects, informed sources said Thursday.
The toll for standard-size vehicles will be kept at 800 yen, compared with the original level of 3,000 yen.Costs to cover revenue losses from the discount program will continue to be shouldered by the state and the Chiba prefectural government. The Aqua Line, a combination of an undersea tunnel and a bridge, links Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, and Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of the Japanese capital.
Source: NewsOnJapan
Source: NewsOnJapan
