Government is working together with municipalities to consider the recommendations made by the e-tolls advisory panel and their implications, Gauteng premier David Makhura said on Thursday.
“The provincial government is already working with national government and the three metros, the affected municipalities, Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni, to consider all the recommendations and their implications,” he told media in Johannesburg.
The discussions included deciding on the best funding model for the roads that already been upgraded, as well as for investments into public transport infrastructure and new roads, he said.
The panel was appointed on 17 July to examine the economic and social impact of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project and the e-tolling system set up to fund it.
It presented the report to Makhura on 30 November 30. Its contents were not made public.
There has been a public outcry over the implementation of e-tolls on Gauteng’s highways, with many motorists refusing to pay their bills.
Panel chairman Muxe Nkondo handed the panel’s final report to Makhura in Parktown, Johannesburg, on 30 November. — Sapa
