Delta Mayor Lois Jackson calls for tolling on all Metro Vancouver bridges

A Metro Vancouver mayor is calling for all bridges onthe Lower Mainland to be tolled.

Delta Mayor Lois Jackson says she's concerned that, without a comprehensive tolling strategy, the Alex Fraser Bridge will be evenmore congested whenit becomes the only untolled route over the Fraser River.

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"I think people will see this reasonably.It's userpay, it puts a bank together that allows us to pay for the things we want in the Lower Mainland to break down congestion," said Jackson.

Shesuggestsdrivers pay $1 for each crossing they travel over.

But the B.C. government saysit won't consider a Metro Vancouver tolling strategy for another five to six years.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone says his government has no plans to implement or discuss regional tolling before the Massey Tunnel and the Pattullo Bridge replacements are further ahead.

"We are more than happy to have the broader discussion, but there is a lot of time to discuss any changes to the tolling policy."

Jackson says the province should make a decision now rather than wait.