Question NW587 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
26 March 2021 - NW587
Stubbe, Mr DJ to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
With reference to her reply to question 1918 on 13 December 2020, what (a) is the (i) Rand value and (ii) distance in kilometres with regard to the (aa) backlog, (bb) resurfacing and (cc) rehabilitation of roads and (b) amount has been set aside for this purpose in the current budget?
Reply:
a) (i) & (ii) The rand value of the backlog is indicated in the table below:
|
No |
Type |
Kilometres |
Rand value (approx.)* |
|
1 |
Backlog of Resurfacing/Rehabilitation |
1352 |
R3.1 billion |
*costs for rehabilitation and resurfacing increase year on year
b). The budget that has been set aside to deal with the above is as follows:
|
No |
Type |
Budget |
Kilometres |
|
1 |
Resurfacing/Rehabilitation |
R248 million |
106 |
The budget of R248 million has already been spent in the current financial year (2020/2021) for rehabilitation/resurfacing of 106km. Resurfacing is one of different methods of rehabilitation hence the two have been merged.