Question NW2622 to the Minister of Transport
12 September 2017 - NW2622
Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether any plans have been put in place to (a) maintain and/or (b) rebuild the R103 regional road between Ladysmith and the bottom of the Van Reenen’s Pass in KwaZulu-Natal; if not, why not; if so, (i) what are the relevant details and (ii) by what date is construction expected to be (aa) started and (bb) completed and (c) how much has been budgeted in this regard?
Reply:
a) R103 is Main Road P1-9 which is 34km long under Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal
(i) Departmental has been maintaining the road by means of the following activities:
- Verge Maintenance is being done on regular basis;
- Pothole Patching has been done by the Departmental internal team when it is required;
b) i) Main Road P1-9 from km 18 to km 34 is due for Heavy Rehabilitation and design for that section has been approved and project has been added to the KZN Departmental Rehabilitation Business Plan for 2018-19 financial year. The team has started with the compilation of the tender document for the rehabilitation of the section and anticipated to be advertise in November 2017.
(ii) The construction is anticipated to commence in April 2018 during the 2018-19 financial year and estimated contract duration is 15 months which will take contract to 2019/20 financial year.
c) The project cost estimate is R 120 million for the Rehabilitation of Main Road P1-9 from km 18 to km 34. Contract will be implemented in two financial year (2018-19 and 2019-20)