Motorist will still have to pay for the upgraded roads
METRO – Gauteng Premier David Makhura released a report by the e-toll assessment panel in Johannesburg.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura says motorist will still have to pay for the upgraded roads, and suggests that everyone who uses the roads pay the flat rates.
Makhura released a report by the e-toll assessment panel at a briefing in Johannesburg on 15 January.
The report which Makhura released includes 50 recommendations on how to improve the current form of e-tolls.
The panel said the current system is unworkable in its current form.
The panel also suggested a massive expansion of public transport at a rapid rate.
However, in a bid to solve problems of affordability and sustainability, Makhura said national and provincial government will have to consider hybrid funding.
The report highlighted that low- and middle-class income households are carrying too much of the burden of paying for Gauteng’s upgraded highways.
On 17 July, Makhura appointed the panel to examine the economic and social impact of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project and the electronic-tolling system set up to fund it.
The panel presented the report to Makhura on 30 November, but its contents were not made public.
There has been a public outcry over the implementation of e-tolls on Gauteng’s highways, with many motorists refusing to pay their bills.
