Bus fare prices up in Fredericton, Moncton

Codiac Transpo in Moncton and Fredericton's transit system both raised bus fares by 25 cents on Monday.

Cash fare will now be $2.25.

Sandy MacNeill, transit manager for the City of Fredericton, says the city had to put prices up to deal with rising expenses.

"We had a huge fuel shock earlier in 2011," MacNeill said. "As well, wages increase [and] there are other utilities that are associated with running the operation that increase over time."

In Moncton, Codiac Transpo's fuel costs went up by $300,000 in 2011.

"What we try to do is … not shock the consumers, so we want to increase fares gradually as our expenses increase," he said.

The last fare increase was in 2006.