Western Scheldt Tunnel
In mid-March 2003, a 6.6 km tunnel under the Western Scheldt was opened, the Western Scheldt Tunnel, from Ellewoutsdijk (mun. Borsele) in Zuid-Beveland to Terneuzen in Zeelandic Flanders. It is the longest road traffic tunnel in the Netherlands. The toll fee is €5,00 (2012) for cars and €2,50 (2012) for motorcycles. Motorcyclists have protested against the fact that their fee is the same as for cars but the toll was reduced in 2011. The toll booth is on the north bank, for both directions. Pedestrians, cyclists, and moped riders are only allowed to travel through the tunnel by bus.
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