Court rules against Winelands tolls

THE Western Cape
High Court has ruled
in favour of the City
of Cape Town by setting
aside the approvals that
would enable Sanral to toll
sections of the N1 and N2
freeways in Cape Town.
As a result, Sanral cannot
go ahead with the Winelands
Tolling Project. “The court
found that Sanral would have
to start all over again with
a proper public participation
process, should they want
to do so,” the City of Cape
Town said in a statement.
Sanral’s plan could have
resulted in the tolling of a
180km stretch of highway
in the Winelands. In its
review application, the City
of Cape Town argued that
the decision to declare
the highways would have
a damaging impact on
Cape Town and its regional
economy. It also argued
that the people of the
Western Cape were never
properly consulted and that
the tolls would have been
unconstitutional.