'I would advise the new government to fight it and challenge it heavily because it's not Gauteng's road' – Outa's Wayne Duvenage.
The new Gauteng provincial government, which will be elected in the national general elections in May, has been urged to challenge the agreement between National Treasury, the South African National Roads Agency and the current Gauteng government that has led to the scrapping of e-tolls from midnight on 11 April this year.
In a Sens published on Thursday, Sanral said the GFIP gantries will officially be disconnected from the e-tolls network from 11:59pm on 11 April 2024. “The signatories reiterate that the user-pay principle remains a government policy and commit to continually engaging and working together to explore adequate and stable funding solutions for road construction, maintenance, and upgrade to support economic development,” it said.
“Parties were unanimous that terms needed to be set in black and white on the MoA for the Gauteng Province to contribute to the backlog of maintenance and rehabilitation costs. Read: Mamabolo confirms e-tolls will be switched off on the 31st ADVERTISEMENT CONTINUE READING BELOW National Treasury told Moneyweb last month the Gauteng Province was required to pay the R4.1 billion for the GFIP backlog maintenance despite these roads being Sanral assets because “the province does not want to use the tools put in place by national government”.
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