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Cape Town - If you are you unhappy with e-toll fees, you can simply use an alternative route as outlined by the presidency in statement on Friday.
Presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj said that important bits of information for consumers have not been properly highlighted in the public domain.
He said one of these related to upgraded alternative roads to assist those not wanting to use the tolled roads.
Upgraded alternative roads
- The R55 that runs parallel to the N1 from Woodmead, Sunderland Ridge, Laudium and Pretoria West. It also links to the Mabopane Freeway. This is a high quality, dual carriage road and it is not tolled.
- The M1 between Woodmead Drive and Corlett Drive was upgraded at a cost R86m into four lanes, thereby easing traffic on the busiest section of the Gauteng freeway network.
- For motorists travelling from the south of Johannesburg, the R82 - the Old Vereeniging Road - has been developed into a dual carriage way between Eikenhof and Walkerville.
- The N12 near Lenasia/Eldorado Park has been widened into three lanes each way and the Golden Highway has been rehabilitated.
- The N14 is a busy route from Pretoria to Roodepoort/Mogale City. The section between Potgieter Street in Pretoria and the Brakfontein interchange in Centurion has been widened from two to three lanes at a cost of R115m. The sinkhole at Jean Avenue in Centurion has been repaired at a cost of R59m.
- The R25 between Bronkhorstspruit and Kempton Park has been rehabilitated.
Maharaj said as part of the massive infrastructure programme, the government is determined to make rail transport the backbone of public transport in Gauteng.
Other transport methods
- The R30bn Gautrain project is now fully functional and carries over 50 000 commuters a month. Its feeder bus system transports 350 000 passengers monthly.
- The Passenger Rail Association of SA (Prasa) is to spend over R120bn over the next 10 years to buy new trains. A total of 2 800 trains will be delivered to Gauteng next year.
Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni all have detailed plans to roll-out the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems that will cost approximately R10bn. Phase 1A of the Rea Vaya is fully operational and carries 40 000 passengers daily.
In Gauteng, R1.7bn was allocated to bus subsidies to keep passenger fares down, the statement said.
Presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj said that important bits of information for consumers have not been properly highlighted in the public domain.
He said one of these related to upgraded alternative roads to assist those not wanting to use the tolled roads.
Upgraded alternative roads
- The R55 that runs parallel to the N1 from Woodmead, Sunderland Ridge, Laudium and Pretoria West. It also links to the Mabopane Freeway. This is a high quality, dual carriage road and it is not tolled.
- The M1 between Woodmead Drive and Corlett Drive was upgraded at a cost R86m into four lanes, thereby easing traffic on the busiest section of the Gauteng freeway network.
- For motorists travelling from the south of Johannesburg, the R82 - the Old Vereeniging Road - has been developed into a dual carriage way between Eikenhof and Walkerville.
- The N12 near Lenasia/Eldorado Park has been widened into three lanes each way and the Golden Highway has been rehabilitated.
- The N14 is a busy route from Pretoria to Roodepoort/Mogale City. The section between Potgieter Street in Pretoria and the Brakfontein interchange in Centurion has been widened from two to three lanes at a cost of R115m. The sinkhole at Jean Avenue in Centurion has been repaired at a cost of R59m.
- The R25 between Bronkhorstspruit and Kempton Park has been rehabilitated.
Maharaj said as part of the massive infrastructure programme, the government is determined to make rail transport the backbone of public transport in Gauteng.
Other transport methods
- The R30bn Gautrain project is now fully functional and carries over 50 000 commuters a month. Its feeder bus system transports 350 000 passengers monthly.
- The Passenger Rail Association of SA (Prasa) is to spend over R120bn over the next 10 years to buy new trains. A total of 2 800 trains will be delivered to Gauteng next year.
Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni all have detailed plans to roll-out the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems that will cost approximately R10bn. Phase 1A of the Rea Vaya is fully operational and carries 40 000 passengers daily.
In Gauteng, R1.7bn was allocated to bus subsidies to keep passenger fares down, the statement said.
