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The Holt government plans to put a toll in Aulac by 2028, forcing drivers from outside New Brunswick to pay to pass. And that’s not sitting well with commuters, truckers and local MLAs.
Budget for 2026 outlined a new toll to be put in place at Amherst-Aulac border by 2028
Katelin Belliveau · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 18, 2026 5:07 PM EDT | Last Updated: 16 minutes ago
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Alex Poplar, 18, travels across the Amherst-Aulac border six times a week for classes and debate at Mount Allison University. (Katelin Belliveau/CBC News)
New Brunswick’s plan to put a new toll near the Nova Scotia border is not going over well with students, truckers and others who cross between provinces every day.
“It feels like we’re almost betrayed,” Alex Poplar, a student from River Hebert, N.S., said.
If Premier Susan Holt follows through on her government’s plan to increase revenue laid out in the provincial budget, there will be a new toll in place in Aulac by 2028.
Only non-New Brunswick vehicles will have to pay to pass the busy traffic and trade corridor.
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