But the Electronic Toll Collection CEO said that highway improvement projects are on hold because people are 'promoting lawlessness'.
“E-tolling works in environments such as Singapore, Hong Kong, and Mexico but fails in many parts of the world as it has here,” Duvenage said.“The e-toll scheme is dead and barely covers the toll collection costs. To try and revive a defunct scheme is senseless, and to keep suggesting that e-tolls is the only user-pays scheme is incorrect.
“In the worst case scenario, the R47 billion debt must be funded with a hybrid of national taxes and a 15c increase in the fuel levy.”Coenie Vermaak said it was clear that a fuel levy alone would not be enough to support and build new roads. “The reason phase two and three of the freeway improvement project are on hold and that we have a R16 billion interest bill is because we have people promoting lawlessness,” said Vermaak.
“South Africa has very clear case law. The high court ruled that the project is legal and that a proper process of public consultation was followed.”“Citizens need to take responsibility and be aware of the harm they are causing by stopping the building of road infrastructure, which would create jobs and grow the economy,” Vermaak said.
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