Question NW1812 to the Minister of Transport
06 June 2022 - NW1812
Langa, Mr TM to ask the Minister of Transport
By what date will his department repair the stretch of road from Mpumalanga Airport to Nelspruit, which is full of potholes?
Reply:
The Road Construction and Maintenance Indaba held in February 2022 resolved to prioritise pothole fixing as one of the interventions to address the rapid deterioration of roads. The Mpumalanga Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport then commenced with pothole patching of the Nelspruit airport road between Plaston and the N4 Karino interchange.
The programme commenced on 18th April 2022 and has been completed on the 6th May 2022.
A small section remains where the pothole patching needs to be done after the underlying layers have been repaired and this should be completed before 31st May 2022.
As the Honourable member may be aware, pothole patching is a temporary intervention as the road has passed its design life and requires rehabilitation, which is not possible currently due to lack of funding.