The Constitutional Court set aside an interim order that put on hold a plan to toll highways in Gauteng, in a judgment on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
“The interim order granted by the high court on 28 April, 2012, is set aside,” said Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke.<\/p>\n
This was because the high court had not considered the separation of powers between the court and the executive.<\/p>\n
The High Court in Pretoria granted the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) an interdict on April 28, ruling that a full review needed to be carried out before electronic tolling of Gauteng’s highways could be put into effect.<\/p>\n
The interdict prevented the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) from levying or collecting e-tolls pending the outcome of a judicial review.<\/p>\n
Sanral and National Treasury appealed the court order.<\/p>\n
Sanral argued that delays in the project, due to the court’s order, prevented it from paying off debts incurred in building gantries.<\/p>\n
A massive public outcry about the tolls was supported by the Congress of SA Trade Unions, which said toll fees on a heavily-used commuter route would financially cripple the public.<\/p>\n
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