Member of provincial legislature (MPL) Jack Bloom has said reports today reveal the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) is not ready to implement e-tolling on Gauteng’s highways.
Bloom said SANRAL is not ready to implement the e-tolling due to reports of expected high levels of non-compliance and, according to both the Daily Maverick and Radio 702’s Eyewitness News, Sanral is experiencing bad maintenance and faulty equipment.
In his statement titled “Why is SANRAL so stubborn on e-tolls?”, Bloom said: “SANRAL has admitted that it is battling to get sub-contractors to do crucial ongoing maintenance of equipment.
“Its Violation Processing Centre has 200 staff members, which according to sources will not be enough to handle a violation rate of more than 60 per cent.”
Furthermore, Bloom said SANRAL has not been forthcoming about being ready to implement e-tolls in the province.
“Suspicions are raised about who is benefitting from the e-toll contracts as it is clear that the sensible thing is to scrap these contracts and use the fuel levy to finance the highways,” he said.
