Romanian Transport Min Exempts Buses Carrying School Children From Bridge Toll

"Buses transporting children have been crossing the bridge free of charge for two days now," Ionescu said.

The Romanian Ministry of Transport could introduce a monthly pass for the locals using the Fetesti-Cernavoda bridge, Transport Minister Radu Berceanu told a news conference Thursday.

Drivers must pay as of August 3 a toll to cross the Fetesti-Cernavoda bridge. The toll, set depending on the type of vehicle, amounts to RON10 for cars.

Drivers pay RON7 for motorcycles, RON10 for cars and RON35 for minibuses and vehicles with a maximum weight below 12 tons.

The tax was set at RON47 for buses or vehicles with a maximum weight larger or equaling 12 tons and with minimum three axes.

Drivers have to pay RON68 for trucks with maximum total authorized weight larger or equaling 12 tons and with minimum four axes, according to the road company.

The amounts were set by order of former transport minister Ludovic Orban in February 2008 and are applied to vehicles registered in Romania or in other states, for each crossing regardless of the lane.

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