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THE government will go ahead with plans to introduce tollgates in urban centres, Transport Minister Obert Mpofu said yesterday. Urban tolls, he said, would raise funds to finance infrastructural development and decongest the city centres.
Mpofu made the remarks after meeting a Malawian delegation that is in the country on a study tour on the implementation of the tolling system and the use of graders in maintaining and improving the road network.
The delegation is led by the principal secretary for Transport and Public Works Moffat Chitimbe.
Mpofu said urban tollgates would encourage people to drive into town only when it was necessary.
"We're working on that and certainly when the time comes, we'll advise accordingly," he said. "We've many vehicles that aren't supposed to be in town. We believe when we introduce these urban tolling measures, those that need to be in town will be in town and those who need not be in town will try to avoid those facilities."
Mpofu said consultations were ongoing between his Ministry and Local Government, Public Works and National Housing.
The urban tolling system has been successfully implemented in a few cities around the world, especially in Europe.
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