Public hearings on the e-tolling of Gauteng highways continue in Pretoria on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The hearings are to give all affected parties an opportunity to share their views with the government about the proposed tolls.<\/p>\n
In October, the transport department instructed the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral<\/a>) to suspend all processes related to the tolling of national roads.<\/p>\n The suspension included the planned phase two of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Plan, the Cape Winelands and the Wild Coast.<\/p>\n “It is important to note that there’s a clear distinction or separation between phase one [almost completed] and phase two [no work has started as yet],” said transport spokesperson Tiyane Rikhotso<\/a>.<\/p>\n He said phase one was almost complete and that the department wanted to hear alternative views from the public on the best possible model of financing the debt incurred.<\/p>\n The suspension was welcomed by various organisations, including the SA Municipal Workers’ Union<\/a>, the Freedom Front Plus<\/a> and AfriForum<\/a>.<\/p>\n In August, Cabinet approved reduced toll tariffs for the N1 highway between Johannesburg and Pretoria.<\/p>\n Motorcyclists were expected to pay 24c a kilometre, light motor vehicles 40c, medium vehicles R1 and “longer” vehicles R2 a kilometre.<\/p>\n Taxis and buses were exempted.<\/p>\n E-toll meetings must be attended: COSATU<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n E-toll rate revealed<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n E-toll details must be made public: OUTA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nRelated articles<\/h3>\n