Question NW1134 to the Minister of Transport
30 May 2018 - NW1134
Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether the municipality owns the stretch of the M24, Stephanus Schoeman road, between Alaric and the R55 in Centurion; if not, (a) why has the roads not been handed over to the municipality and (b) who is responsible for the major sinkhole that can cause major damage, injury if not death due to its depth and size; if so, when was it handed over?
Reply:
a) The road M24, Stephanus Schoeman road, between Alaric and the R55 in Centurion is not owned by the City of Tshwane Municipality, but by the Department of Public Works.
The Department has established that there is no formal communication between the parties involved regarding the transfer of the road to the City of Tshwane.
Should there be any need or initiative from either of the parties to transfer the road, the Department will assist in facilitating the process and the classification of the road.
b) The Department of Public Works should be responsible for the sinkhole repairs, until the process of handing over of M24 to the Tshwane Municipality gets initiated, when the need arises.