The tender was advertised (and closed on September 16) because cabinet has not yet informed Sanral about the future plans.
The people of Gauteng have spoken and signalled to government in no uncertain terms that e-tolls must go. “To waste time and energy in considering a tender that may never be awarded, is counter productive.
Even worse, if the tender is awarded and e-tolls is scrapped, it will leave a contractual burden for Sanral.
Government needs to make its decision on e-tolls known as a matter of urgency before the tender proceeds any further, “Fred Nel (MPL DA Gauteng Shadow MEC for Roads and Transport) said.
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