South Africa can’t cope with the number of cars on its roads: minister

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A recent presentation by the Department of Transport suggests that the South African road network was not planned for the current traffic volumes, says minister Fikile Mbalula.

Responding in a recent written parliamentary Q&A, Mbalula said that a large volume of traffic has migrated from rail to road which has led to significantly increased road freight volumes.

In a February address, Mbalula said that 80% of South Africa’s roads have reached the end of their design life. “Amongst the many challenges we seek to tackle, we remain burdened with the intractable challenge of the road maintenance backlog,” he said.

 

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