The majority of Sydney's toll roads will not experience a reduction in charges, with the cost of using the city's largest toll road set to continue rising by at least 4% annually. This follows a deal announced by the state Labor government on Monday, 3 August 2026.
Under the agreement, only a few of Sydney's motorways will receive one-off toll cuts. These include a 10% reduction on some fares for the Lane Cove Tunnel and the M2 in July 2027, and the M7 in 2028. The cross-city tunnel toll will see a one-off 20% cut in 2028, while the eastern distributor's northbound fare will be reduced and a southbound fare introduced.
Highways such as WestConnex, which recorded 359,000 daily trips by the end of 2025, and NorthConnex will not receive any toll reductions. These highways accounted for less than half of the average 1 million daily trips across Transurban's Sydney network.
The Premier, Chris Minns, stated that the government was unable to negotiate a deal for the excluded highways at a suitable cost with Transurban, the multinational private operator that runs eleven of Sydney's toll roads.