Question NW110 to the Minister of Transport

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02 March 2022 - NW110

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Seitlholo, Mr IS to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether, in light of the fact that the SA National Roads Agency Limited is the entity that is responsible for the maintenance of national roads, he will furnish Mr I S Seitlholo with the maintenance plan for the N12 between Stilfontein and Klerksdorp or Matlosana given the current dire condition of the specified road; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

Maintenance activities are carried out continually on the N12 and there is a dedicated Routine Road Maintenance team working on the road. Most of the N12 road under SANRAL jurisdiction is in a good condition.

There is a sinkhole that developed on the N12 near Stilfontein in the North West province. The sinkhole on the road reserve has affected both SANRAL and municipal land. To address this, SANRAL appointed consulting engineers who completed the required design work. For construction work to commence, SANRAL requires that a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) be entered into between itself and the Matlosana Local Municipality. SANRAL is in constant communication with the Matlosana Local Municipality to finalise the MOA.

SANRAL has gone out on public tender for the appointment of a contractor to repair the sinkhole but cannot complete the award of the construction tender until the MOA is finalised.

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