The New South Wales government plans to make permanent a $60 weekly cap for tolls on Sydney’s roads, with the premier saying it could be funded by reintroducing two-way tolling on the Harbour Bridge.

The cap – under which drivers can claim up to $340 a week back from the government after spending $60 per vehicle – started in early 2024 and was due to expire at the end of this year.

But on Tuesday, the premier, Chris Minns, said it would continue beyond that date.

“We want to extend it permanently,” he told 2GB radio. “We’re going to keep it. We can’t get rid of it. It’s a massive cost-of-living relief measure for literally hundreds of thousands of people who live in western Sydney.

“Without a $60 a week toll cap, they’ll be paying full market rates to use toll roads in Sydney. It’s h

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