Question NW1405 to the Minister of Transport
31 May 2018 - NW1405
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