Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, in his State of the Province Address (SoPA) on February 19, said the provincial government had met with the Finance and Transport Ministers on January 26, and that he remains confident Gauteng should be able to end e-tolls by March. According to Lesufi, the province and the Ministers found common ground on Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) Phase 1 debt, sunk capital expenditure (capex), the capex obligations of the province, the yearly maintenance costs for the GFIP Phase 1, the repurposing of e-toll gantries, the repayment of the South African National Roads Agency’s GFIP debt and the future funding of Phases 2 and 3 of the GFIP.