Question NW806 to the Minister of Transport
04 April 2017 - NW806
Tlhaole, Mr L S to ask the Minister of Transport
What measures does her department have in place to reduce the road carnage on the R31 road between Hotazel and Kuruman in the Northern Cape, which is as a result of a very narrow road that is used by many heavy vehicles?
Reply:
The Department has programmes in place to deal with the reduction of road carnages on R31 road. These programs are anchored around the pillars of United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety.
There is also improvement visibility of traffic police to ensure safety of all road users in this road.
We have attended to the road shoulders of the R31 to increase its capacity to cater for the heavy vehicle traffic, in particular.
The long term plans are that the additional lanes will be introduced and design life of road be improved.