Daily News: January 21, 2009 Edition 2

A MASSIVE campaign to get south coast residents and businesses to add their voices to the fight against the proposed plan to toll the N2 has brought in 3 000 last-minute objections.

Their objections will today be delivered to the Johannesburg offices of the environmental consultants who have drawn up the draft environmental impact assessment (EIA) into the controversial plans to place tolls south of Durban on the proposed N2 Wild Coast Toll Highway.

Their objections will be added to those already submitted by local residents and businessmen.

Mark Holbrook, chairman of the Southgate Business Park, who sent the objections on behalf of businesses and residents there, plus those collected from the community by anti-toll campaigner Ted Holden, said the message from objectors was loud and clear.

“No-one wants the toll and no one can afford to pay for it. Any form of tolling will have a devastating economic and social impact on the community subject to this immoral proposal.

“At no stage should businesses be disadvantaged by having to pay a toll fee for a road already built, nor subsidise construction of an entire route from Durban to East London. It is not fair or justifiable,” said Holbrook.

Posted on January 22nd, 2009
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