The SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has announced new increased toll fees which come into effect from March 1.
The agency said on Wednesday that the tariffs had been adjusted in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as obtained from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).
The CPI percentage that was applied to determine the new tariffs was 5%, as published in the Government Gazette of February 11.
General manager of communications, Vusi Mona, said toll fees collected were used to maintain, operate and improve toll roads, as well as to service debt incurred to implement a toll road project. The funds, he added, assisted the roads agency to fulfil its mandate of delivering quality road infrastructure.
“We are counting on the public to support us in this endeavour, because without this key alternative source of funding, we would not be able to carry out some of our major works.”
Mona said economic infrastructure, such as the national road network, was a precondition for providing basic services such as electricity, water, sanitation, telecommunications and public transport, and it needed to be robust and extensive enough to meet industrial, commercial and household needs.
“The roads agency sympathises with the South African public, considering the current state of the economy. However, it’s equally important to introduce the adjustments to ensure that it continues to deliver quality roads and services to the benefit of the public.”
