Arguments over the implementation of electronic tolling in Gauteng are expected to continue in the High Court in Pretoria today.
On Monday, the court heard that e-tolling of the province’s highways had to be set aside because of insufficient public consultation.
Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) lawyer Mike Maritz said the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) believed it had sufficiently consulted the public when it had not.
He said the initial notice about the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project was “sterile” and “misleading”. This was why there had been such a limited response to it.
Because the notice was printed in several newspapers, it could not reach a wider public. It would have made more sense for Sanral to have had notices on television and radio as well.
In September, the Constitutional Court overturned an interim order which had put a hold on the e-tolling project. The Constitutional Court found the High Court in Pretoria had not considered the separation of powers between the high court and the executive.
The High Court ruled on April 28 that a full review needed to be carried out before e-tolling could be implemented.
Sanral and the National Treasury appealed against the court order, and said delays prevented the payment of the R21 billion incurred in building the system.
eToll arguments continue
Arguments over the implementation of electronic tolling in Gauteng are expected to continue in the High Court in Pretoria today.
On Monday, the court heard that e-tolling of the province’s highways had to be set aside because of insufficient public consultation.
Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) lawyer Mike Maritz said the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) believed it had sufficiently consulted the public when it had not.
He said the initial notice about the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project was “sterile” and “misleading”. This was why there had been such a limited response to it.
Because the notice was printed in several newspapers, it could not reach a wider public. It would have made more sense for Sanral to have had notices on television and radio as well.
In September, the Constitutional Court overturned an interim order which had put a hold on the e-tolling project. The Constitutional Court found the High Court in Pretoria had not considered the separation of powers between the high court and the executive.
The High Court ruled on April 28 that a full review needed to be carried out before e-tolling could be implemented.
Sanral and the National Treasury appealed against the court order, and said delays prevented the payment of the R21 billion incurred in building the system.
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