Toll tariffs go up in March
Vusi Mona, Sanral's general manager for communications and marketing, said that toll revenue is necessary to maintain, operate and improve toll roads, as well as to service debt incurred to implement a toll road project.
As per the South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (Sanral), there will be an adjustment to the toll tariffs effective from March 1.
The tariffs are adjusted annually in line with the Consumer Price Index as obtained from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).
The annual toll tariffs will increase by 4.84%, as published in the Government Gazette of February 7. This rate is less than last year’s 6.25% adjustment.
Vusi Mona, Sanral’s general manager for communications and marketing, said that toll revenue is necessary to maintain, operate and improve toll roads, as well as to service debt incurred to implement a toll road project.
“The funds go a long way towards ensuring that Sanral fulfils its mandate of delivering quality road infrastructure that adds value to the lives of South African citizens,” he explained.
He also mentioned that key economic infrastructure such as the national road network is a precondition for providing basic services such as electricity, water, sanitation, telecommunications and public transport, and this road network, therefore, needs to meet industrial, commercial and household needs.
“Sanral is empathetic to the South African public, considering the current state of the economy. However, it is equally important to introduce the adjustments to ensure that the agency continues to deliver safe and quality roads to the benefit of all road users.”
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