The provincial government insists that the gantries will be switched off as soon as next month, but the National Treasury is unaware of any agreements in place to do so. Transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga assures that the gantries will be switched off for e-tolling, but will stay active for other purposes.
Confusion over the future of e-tolling in Gauteng has hit a new level, with the provincial government insisting that the gantries will be switched off as soon as next month – but the National Treasury is unaware of any agreements in place to do so. Now transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has added her views into the mix, assuring that the purple-lit structures ignored by millions of Gauteng motorists will be switched off for e-tolling, but will stay active for other purposes.
“What we are working towards is switching off the gantries for e-toll purposes – but not for other purposes. We will use the gantries for crime-prevention purposes – no longer for e-tolls,” she said. She said the government is in the process of dealing with the regulatory changes – like declaring the previously tolled roads as non-tolled roads – as well as dealing with the future maintenance of the roads. “In fact, the contractor has now been appointed; it’s just the date to actually introduce them (that needs to be set) so that they can start with the wor
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