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    Home»News»Cashless payments coming for Gauteng commuters

    Cashless payments coming for Gauteng commuters

    News By Agency Staff30 June 2017
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    [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Gauteng provincial government will in the next three months introduce a pilot project for a single e-ticket for public transport users.

    A similar card-based pilot project was introduced in Pretoria last year by the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) for minibus taxi commuters on the Johannesburg, Pretoria and Mabopane route.

    However, according to the Gauteng department of roads & transport, the project to be introduced by the provincial government will encompass all modes of public transport including taxis, buses and possibly trains.

    The department will launch the pilot project for a single e-ticket in October.

    The department is in the process of enabling online renewal of motor vehicle licences as well as launch an app to report and monitor potholes along the provincial roads

    Gauteng roads & transport MEC Ismail Vadi on Thursday said the pilot project is one of the key deliverables of the 25-year Integrated Transport Master Plan to develop a fully integrated automatic fare collection system.

    Work to realise the system includes enabling Europay, Mastercard and Visa card compliance on all transport modes so that they are able to offer a prepaid product that allows for interoperability and integration.

    MEC Vadi said significant technical work with municipalities has been done.

    “Furthermore, the department is in the process of enabling online renewal of motor vehicle licences as well as launch an app to report and monitor potholes along the provincial roads. This forms part of department’s proactive maintenance strategy of the road network,” he said in a statement, which outlined progress on the department’s activities.

    Transport budget

    The department has been allocated R6.8bn and the bulk of the allocation will go towards transport infrastructure (R1.9bn); transport operations (R2.3bn); transport regulation (R314m); Gautrain (R1.8bn) and administration (R321m).

    The department plans to improve road infrastructure through construction of new roads and improving maintenance of existing roads. This will include the construction of the first new freeway in 40 years, the PWV15, to reduce congestion and support the Aerotropolis development in Ekurhuleni.

    “We will improve systems to ensure the speedy repair of potholes and the resurfacing of the road network. We will mobilise resources for road infrastructure in ways that will avoid the controversy linked to the e-tolls. There will be no e-tolls on our newly constructed freeways,” Vadi said.

    We will mobilise resources for road infrastructure in ways that will avoid the controversy linked to the e-tolls. There will be no e-tolls on our newly constructed freeways

    The department recently completed 12 major road rehabilitation projects such as the N12, the R82 from Eikenhof to Walkerville and the N14. Work on the remaining section of the N14 is currently underway.

    The department said it remains one of the key sources of funding for the provincial treasury. Over the past three years, it had collected motor vehicle and other licensing fees amounting to R9.6bn.

    In the past three years, the province has seen significant investment in roads and public transport infrastructure to support the economy, integrate fragmented urban form, improve quality of transport and reduce commuting times.

    “The massive roll-out of modernised public transport infrastructure such as the Gautrain rapid rail service, the slow but progressive expansion of metropolitan BRT services and the development of the Aerotropolis are examples of mega projects that are gradually transforming our urban landscape and creating jobs,” MEC Vadi said.

    He said despite the corporate governance challenges confronting the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), the Metrorail revitalisation programme in the province has seen the introduction of 18 new trains on the Pienaarspoort-Pretoria corridor.

    The Gibela rail manufacturing plant will be ready later this year.

    Taxi disputes

    Vadi said the department will continue to work with taxi operators to address issues relating to operating licences.

    “I intend to institute extraordinary measures in terms of section 91 of the National Land Transport Act to close all ranks and routes registered in the name of Nanduwe and Wata in Soweto.

    “The route dispute and resulting violent conflicts between these two associations have been ongoing and all efforts at resolving the said dispute, including the section 79 ruling of the Provincial Regulatory Entity, has not helped to stabilise transport operations in the area,” MEC Vadi said.

    The provincial department has discussed the ongoing violent conflicts between Uber/Taxify partners and metered taxi operators led by the so-called Gauteng Metered Taxi Concerned Operators with the ministers of police and transport.

    “Government as a whole is absolutely clear that unlawful and criminal acts of certain metered taxi operators will be dealt decisively,” said Vadi. — SAnews

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