Sanral not introducing new tolls in KZN, but considering alternative method of payment

Sanral has emphasised it is not introducing any new toll roads in KwaZulu-Natal.

The installation of electronic tolling technology is at the planning and consultation stage. The timing of the introduction of the electronic collection technology - known as e-toll - will only be finalised once the consultative process has been completed. The introduction of the electronic collection when it does happen will not result in an increase in the toll tariff. This will be an additional method of payment available to motorist to choose from, whose timing has not yet been finalised, said its Chief Executive Officer Nazir Alli.

Alli clarified this position after media reports that Sanral intended to introduce e-tolling in KZN in the same manner it operates in Gauteng.

"We reiterate what the minister has said. There are no plans to introduce new tolls in KZN or e-tolling as it exists in Gauteng. In Gauteng, we upgraded the road network and since it is a multi-lane free flow tolling system, gantries were erected to record the passage of vehicles and the transactions. This is not what is proposed for KZN. Critically, road users will have the choice between using manual lanes or e-tag lanes," he said.

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