Commercial vehicles passing through Beitbridge Border Post
will soon pay up to US$300 in toll fees to go towards the port’s modernisation.
Vehicles registered outside Zimbabwe will pay the money in
United States dollars while those registered in Zimbabwe will pay the
appropriate toll in local currency at the prevailing interbank exchange rate.
The new fees are contained in Statutory Instrument 127,
Toll Roads (Beitbridge Border Post Modernisation Project) Regulations, 2020
gazetted.
The regulations were made by Transport and Infrastructural
Development Minister Joel Biggie Matiza. The new fees come into effect when Beitbridge Improved
Border Post commences operations.
The commercial vehicles affected by the regulations are
heavy vehicles that exceed 2 300kg, abnormal load vehicles that exceed 56 000kg
and buses that carry more than 24 passengers.
Zimbabwe and South Africa border officials and Government
vehicles on official business will be exempted from paying the toll fees.
Heavy vehicles will pay US$100, goods vehicles US$175 and
abnormal load vehicles US$300.
The US$241 million Beitbridge modernisation project was
launched by President Mnangagwa in July 2018, when he laid the foundation
stone.
It is being implemented by ZimBorders and completion is
expected in 2021.
The modernisation includes the construction of more
commercial customs offices, paving, and expansion of sewer and water
reticulation facilities, separation of traffic into buses, light vehicles,
tourists, commercial vehicles, and construction of a commercial bridge, the
third across the Limpopo to link with South Africa, as well as upgrading of
Beitbridge Municipality’s key infrastructure.
During the launch of the project, President Mnangagwa said
the initiative was in line with Government’s thrust to enhance the ease of
doing business. Herald
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