The Cumberland Tri-Sector Citizens Association in Portmore is calling for a three-day boycott of the Portmore toll road, starting Monday.
The toll increase for Highway 2000 East West took effect Saturday morning for the toll plazas at Portmore, Spanish Town, Vineyards and May Pen.
Portmore residents and truckers are among those who have expressed anger at the toll changes.
Dalton Scott, President of the Cumberland Tri-Sector Citizens Association, told Radio Jamaica News that the group has not given up its bid to have the new rates reduced.
Mr Scott disclosed that the group had intended to stage a protest on Saturday, but that did not materialise.
President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions Helene Davis Whyte has lamented that the higher cost to access the highway will be a major burden on the workforce especially a significant number of government-paid employees.
The Toll Authority of Jamaica has maintained that the operators of Highway 2000 were not in a position to delay the toll increase.
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