Deterioration of SA's secondary road network a cause for concern

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SA's secondary and tertiary intercity road networks continue to experience ongoing deterioration, so much so that both the efficiency and cost of moving freight on the network face severe challenges.

An e-toll gantry on the N17 near Germiston. A report by Frost & Sullivan states that 30% of SA's paved roads are in poor to very poor condition.Maintenance and development of infrastructure, including that of SA’s road network, must continue to remain a strategic objective of the public and private sectors, states Vishaal Lutchman, CEO of the SA Institution of Civil Engineering .earlier this month, which stated that 30% of SA's paved roads are in a poor to very poor condition.

“Much more has to be done to give effect to our economic reconstruction and recovery plan by ongoing focus on our transport system, including our road network,” Lutchman said.Primary intercity, with economic roads mainly managed by Sanral on behalf of the Department of Transport; However, he said the subsector, “national roads”, does not achieve an “A” grading because of the additional provincial roads incorporated into its network during the past few years.

“As much as the road network is owned and operated by the three tiers of government, users experience the road network as a single system,” Lutchman said.

 

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Freight is supposed to be via train and rail network. Remember those?

Even the N1 is deteriorating, there're bumps on the left lane at several parts.

Government is literally failing everywhere.... Every sphere....

Any proof bushiri entering nd exiting south africa?

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