Question NW1405 to the Minister of Transport

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31 May 2018 - NW1405

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Mulaudzi, Adv TE to ask the Minister of Transport

What (a) is the total number of kilometers of unpaved roads in each (i) municipality and (ii) province in the country and (b) is the estimated total monetary value that it would cost to pave all of the unpaved roads?

Reply:

a) Kilometres of unpaved roads in South Africa is 351, 468.9Km

b) (i) Kilometres of unpaved roads in each Municipality are 168 134Km

District Municipality

Unpaved Roads (km)

Alfred Nzo

3 430

Amajuba

1 631

Amathole

4 955

Bojanala

19 447

Cacadu

825

Cape Winelands

180

Capricorn

10 999

Central Karoo

120

Chris Hani

5 302

Dr Kenneth Kaunda

4 956

Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati

4 009

Eden

305

Ehlanzeni

9 412

Fezile Dabi

1 394

Frances Baard

1 993

Gert Sibande

2 518

Harry Gwala

1 091

Ilembe

1 459

Joe Gqabi

1 496

John Taolo

2 266

Letshweleputswa

1 548

Mopani

7 932

Namakwa

872

Ngaka Modiri Molema

13 260

Nkangala

5 825

OR Tambo

6 401

Overberg

183

Pixley Ka Seme

4 500

Sedibeng

1 141

Sekhukhune

10 060

Thabo Mofutsanyana 

3 419

Ugu

2 283

uMgungundlovu

1 485

Umkhanyakude

2 314

Umzinyathi

1 582

UThukela

2 630

Uthungulu

3 583

Vhembe

11 137

Waterberg

4 322

West Coast

1 335

West Rand

1 289

Xhariep

470

ZF Mqcawu

642

Zululand

2 132

Total

168 134

Kilometres of unpaved roads in the Metropolitan Municipalities are 12 497.9Km

Metropolitan Municipality

Unpaved

Baffalo City

1 122.9 Km

City of Cape Town

200 Km

City of Tshwane

525 Km

City of Johannesburg

682 Km

City of Polokwane

5 616 Km

City of Mbombela

2 100 Km

EThekwini City

1 500 Km

Nelson Mandela Bay

269 Km

Ekurhuleni City

125 Km

Total

12 497.9km

(ii) Kilometres of unpaved roads in the province are 170 837

Province

Unpaved

EC

36 345

FS

39 149

GP

1 356

KZN

23 254

LP

13 473

MP

8 373

NC

23 963

NW

14 550

TOTAL

170 837

c) Upgrading a road could cost any from R2million per km amount depending on whether done in house by the road authority or externally from R4million per/km

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