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Midrand \u2013 Transport Minister Dipuo Peters says the Gauteng Freeway Management System, from which e-tolling will be enforced, is ready to go live on 3 December.<\/p>\n

Speaking to journalists at the SA National Road Agency\u2019s Central Operations Centre, Peters said e-tolling was just one aspect of the overall system, which she said would help enforce safety for motorists on the province\u2019s freeway.<\/p>\n

Peters on Sunday conducted a site visit to the operations centre to assess the system\u2019s overall readiness.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith tolling on the Gauteng e-roads set to commence on the 3rd of December, it is important to note that the system has been up and running for over 18 months.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring this period, Sanral has had the time to test the system in a live environment, albeit without any transactions or billing taking place.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut billing is just one important component of the system,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The full system, Peters said, includes high definition cameras and Sanral\u2019s On-Road Services, amongst others. The On-Road Services come with emergency medical responses in the event of an incident; towing services and constant monitoring of traffic flow on the Gauteng Freeway Network.<\/p>\n

\u201cServices are decentralised at strategic positions across the network to allow for rapid response to incidents. Services are operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past year, units responsible for implementing these services have responded to over 4 000 incidents. These incidents include crashes, stranded vehicles, breakdowns and medical assistance,\u201d Peters said.<\/p>\n

The minister said it was services such as these that have saved the lives of many motorists, who were able to get assistance within an hour of an incident happening.<\/p>\n

She said the project had also been a good job driver, with some 1 300 employees \u2013 most of them young people \u2013 now working at the centre in Midrand.<\/p>\n

Peters also said that those that register for e-tolling will qualify for a 48% discount on tolling tariffs.<\/p>\n

Sanral CEO Nazir Alli, who was also at the site visit, said the last time he checked, just over 700 000 motorists had registered for e-tolls, and said 100 000 of these bought tags in a month after the toll tariffs were gazetted.<\/p>\n

He urged motorists to register for e-tolling, and said those that do not comply and defy paying for e-tolls would be breaking the law, and would be subjected to debt-collecting processes. \u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/p>\n

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