Question NW1585 to the Minister of Transport
17 July 2023 - NW1585
Mkhonto, Ms C N to ask the Minister of Transport
What total number of designated parking spots for truck and/or heavy duty vehicles are there in the Republic in each (a) province, (b) district and (c) town?
Reply:
There are no official designated parking spots for truck and/or heavy duty vehicles provided by SANRAL and the Provincial or Municipal Road Authorities. These are generally are located away from the Road Reserve at private trucks stops/service stations. As part of implementation of the Road Freight Strategy, research will be commissioned to identify the needs of road freight for parking and handling space on corridors and in urban areas.
However, truck stop are located in all the National Freight Corridors as well as the parallel provincial corridors in accordance to the traffic volumes on the corridors.
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Corridor |
Corridor Name |
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N1 South |
Gauteng – Cape Town |
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N1 North |
Gauteng – Beit bridge |
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N2 South |
Cape Town - Durban |
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N2 Central |
East London – Durban |
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N3 |
Gauteng - Durban |
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N4 West |
Gauteng - Skilpadshek |
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N4 East |
Gauteng - Lebombo |
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N5 |
Harrismith - Winburg |
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N6 |
East London – Bloemfontein |
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N7 |
Cape Town – Viooldrift |
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N8 |
Bloemfontein - Maseru |
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N9 |
George - Colesburg |
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N10 |
Britstown - Nakop |
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N11 |
Ladysmith – Groblersbrug |
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N12 |
Gauteng – Beaufort West |
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N14 |
Gauteng Springbok |
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N17 |
Gauteng - Oshoek |