The cost of the Gauteng highway improvement project will have “horrific” implications for motorists, the Automobile Association said on Friday.
Said spokesman Gary Ronald: “We're likely to see alternative routes becoming gridlock areas where back roads offer a toll free substitute... A trip from William Nichol to the airport could cost you a cool R38.”
He said South Africans may need to relook at public transport.
The move would also put a “nasty dent” in the freight industry's pocket, said Ronald.
Earlier, the SA National Roads Agency announced tariffs for the 185-kilometre Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project.
Its chief executive officer Nazir Alli said motorists who purchased the e-tag system would pay 49.5 cents a kilometre, while medium-sized vehicles with the e-tag system will be charged R1.49 a kilometre. Heavy duty vehicles with an e-tag will be charged R2.97 per kilometre. -Sapa