TOLL RISE FOR THE BROADS
Sailors cruising The Broads can expect to pay a 2.6% increase in tolls in 2019.
The rise is expected to generate £3.44 million for The Broads Authority.
The money will be spent on maintenance work and the installation of electric charging points at the Acle Bridge 24 hour moorings.
The increase amounts to an extra £1.10 for the smallest private craft and up to £99.96 for the largest passenger boat.
Announcing the increase, the chair of the Broads Authority, Haydn Thirtle, said the authority was the only major navigation authority in the UK that does not regularly receive central funding for this role.
“As well as maintaining our levels of work such as dredging and maintaining moorings it allows us to invest in more efficient ways of doing some difficult work,” he added.