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Namibia Rejects Toll Gate Plans on National Roads
Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi said on July 2 that the government has rejected proposals to introduce toll gates. The plan, first introduced in 2021, aimed to fund road maintenance with 21 to 23 gates across the network.
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Namibia's government has rejected plans to introduce toll gates on roads across the country, Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi said on July 2. Nekundi stated there is no government policy to introduce e-tolls. He added that only ministers can announce government policies.
When I was the deputy minister of works and transport, under the able leadership of John Mutorwa, there was a study that was done about e-tolls. Under his leadership, we rejected the e-tolls and accepted that we are not going to accept e-tolls," he said.
Last month Road Fund Administration chief executive Ali Iipinge said the toll gate proposal had not been approved by the government and remained on hold. Iipinge said the project would not be implemented until the government completed its decision-making process. The toll gate proposal was first introduced in 2021 to help fund road maintenance.
It planned to install between 21 and 23 toll gates across the national road network. A feasibility study estimated the system could generate between N$500 million and N$750 million annually. At that rate, the project would raise up to N$3.9 billion over five years.
