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ATC180613: Report of the Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings on the Hearing of the Lunga Kona Petition Held at the Garden Court Hotel, Mthatha, Eastern Cape on 10 September 2015 and at Parliament on 3 May 2017, as adopted on 13 June 2018

NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings

REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS AND EXECUTIVE UNDERTAKINGS ON THE HEARING OF THE LUNGA KONA PETITION HELD AT THE GARDEN COURT HOTEL, MTHATHA, EASTERN CAPE ON 10 SEPTEMBER 2015 AND AT PARLIAMENT ON 3 MAY 2017, AS ADOPTED ON 13 JUNE 2018
 

 

  1. BACKGROUND

 

The Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings (Committee) having considered the Lunga Kona Petition, dated 20 November 2014 and referred to the Committee on 25 November 2014, reports as follows:

 

The Lunga Kona Petition (petition), submitted to Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) by Mr Lunga Kona (Mr Kona), complains about the state of specific roads in the Eastern Cape Province (Province) and seeks the intervention of Parliament in ensuring that additional roads and bridges are constructed or upgraded in the Province.

 

The petition is accompanied by a copy of a letter written by Mr Kona, dated 20 March 2014 to the National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on Transport (PC on Transport). The letter singles out, plus or minus 70 roads, which need to be constructed or upgraded in the Province and indicates that these roads are either managed or maintained by the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL), OR Tambo District Municipality or the Provincial Department of Roads and Public Works.

 

The letter further stipulates that some of the identified roads lead to important facilities such as hospitals whilst other roads lead to resort areas and link towns. In addition to identifying the roads that need to be constructed or upgraded, the letter also identifies approximately 23 roads that need an interchange or a bypass and states these particular roads are managed or maintained by SANRAL. The letter further states that specific areas within the Province require bridges to ease access into the concerned areas.

 

  1. FIRST HEARING

 

The Committee held the first hearing on the petition at Garden Court Mthatha, Eastern Cape on 10 September 2015. The purpose of the hearing was to afford, Mr Kona and other relevant stakeholders the opportunity to make submissions to the Committee on the petition.

 

  1. COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND OFFICIALS

 

The following Committee Members were in attendance during the first hearing on the petition:

 

2.1.1     Hon S G Thobejane, ANC, Limpopo;

2.1.2     Hon LPM Nzimande, ANC, Kwa-Zulu Natal;

2.1.3     Hon M T Mhlanga, ANC, Mpumalanga;

2.1.4                 Hon G M Manopole, ANC, Northern Cape;

2.1.5     Hon J W W Julius, DA, Gauteng;

2.1.6     Hon M Chetty, DA, Kwa-Zulu Natal;

2.1.7     Hon D L Ximbi, ANC, Western Cape; and

2.1.8     Hon T Wana, ANC, Eastern Cape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Members in attendance during the hearing were supported by the following Parliamentary officials:

 

2.1.9     Mr N Mkhize, Committee Secretary;

2.1.10   Dr M Gondwe, Content Advisor; and

  1. Mr N Mangweni, Committee Assistant.

 

2.2        STAKEHOLDERS

 

The following stakeholders attended the hearing on the petition:

 

  1. Mr L Kona, the petitioner; and

2.2.2     Mr M Peterson, Regional Manager for SANRAL’s Southern Region (comprising the Eastern Cape and has its headquarters in Port Elizabeth).

 

Invitations to appear before Committee and make submissions, on the petition, were also extended to SANRAL, Provincial Department of Roads and Public Works (Department), OR Tambo District Municipality (District Municipality) and Eastern Cape Department of Provincial Treasury (Provincial Treasury), however, SANRAL and Mr Kona were the only stakeholders to honour the invitation and appear before the Committee.

 

  1. SUBMISSIONS BY MR LUNGA KONA

 

In his submissions, Mr Kona explained that he submitted the petition to the NCOP in an effort to ensure that service delivery to the people of the Eastern Cape Province (Province) is improved through the construction and upgrading of roads and also through the construction of bridges, bypasses and intersections (particularly in highly congested areas of the Province).

 

 

2.3.1     Roads

 

As regards his complaints relating to the roads in the Province, Mr Kona informed the Committee that in his view 60% of the roads in the Province are gravel roads and some of these roads are major roads leading up to hospitals and beaches. Mr Kona also expressly stated that roads such as the R56, R61, R63 and N2 needed to be constructed or upgraded. He further added that if these roads are to be improved, job opportunities are likely to be created and the economies of neighbouring towns would also grow.

 

Further, according to Mr Kona, more often than not, roads within the Province are upgraded in phases and as a consequence, a large number of the roads remained unfinished and in some instances, the completion dates for the various phases in the construction of roads are not always met. Mr Kona also observed that in other areas, within the Province, the condition of roads is worsened by heavy rains and after these heavy rains professionals such as teachers and policeman are unable to report for duty.

 

In his submissions, Mr Kona, also averred that the poor condition of most roads in the Province made some of the areas surrounding the roads inaccessible. As a case in point he mentioned that, if for instance, a crime is committed and reported in such areas, a helicopter is hired from Port Elizabeth to enable the police to access the scene of the crime. He further indicated that the poor condition of the roads, in particular gravel roads, affects the suspensions of small cars and this has forced the state and individuals, who can afford, to purchase larger cars which are able to withstand the poor condition of the roads.

 

In concluding his submissions, Mr Kona expressed concerns that, in certain circumstances, funds allocated to the Province for the construction and upgrading of roads are not utilised and end up being sent back to Provincial Treasury. Mr Kona further informed the Committee that the roads under the Department were generally not as well maintained as those under SANRAL and as such, they are neglected and lined with overgrown grass and also lack fencing and the necessary signage.

 

Also in concluding his submissions, Mr Kona informed the Committee that shelters were not provided along some of the major roads, particularly along the roads that have bus stops and are known to be frequented by hitch-hikers. Mr Kona further noted that the prevalence of overloaded trucks on the Province’s major highways is also a contributing factors towards the poor condition of roads in the Province.

 

2.3.2     Bridges

 

In relation to the construction of bridges and bypasses, Mr Kona informed the Committee that roads in congested areas such as Mthatha and Butterworth required additional bypasses and bridges because these areas are surrounded by rivers. He pointed out that despite these areas needing bridges and bypasses, when he approached the OR Tambo District Municipality (District Municipality) requesting that bypasses and bridges be constructed he was told to approach the Provincial Department of Roads and Public Works (Department).

 

Mr Kona further submitted that after heavy rains, bridges in certain areas became slippery and as such needed to be cemented to enable cars to pass with ease after these heavy rains. Also according to Mr Kona, the levelling of roads to prevent slippery inclines on roads after heavy rains is also required in some parts of the Province.

 

2.3.3     Other issues

 

Further in his submissions, Mr Kona lamented the fact that the Committee would not be able to conduct inspection in locos at some of the roads he had identified in his submissions and in his petition as the affected communities would have appreciated the opportunity to make oral submissions to the Committee in relation to the state of the roads in their respective areas.

 

Mr Kona also noted there was a need for a railway line from East London to Mthatha to be constructed and he had engaged senior officials at Transnet such as Mr Siyabonga Gama and Mr Brian Molefe in this regard. And this had resulted in officials being sent to the Eastern Cape to look into possibility of constructing the railway line.

 

In concluding his submissions, Mr Kona revealed that he had not sought the intervention of the Eastern Cape Provincial Government but had instead sought the intervention of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport and requested it to come for an inspection in loco. Mr Kona further confirmed he had also written to the Minister of Finance as well as the Portfolio Committee on Finance, and Select Committee on Finance in Parliament but to no avail.

 

2.3.4     Relief Sought

 

As regards the relief sought, Mr Kona informed the Committee that he sought the intervention of the Committee in ensuring that the condition of the roads in the Province were improved so that infrastructure service delivery, within the Province, becomes a reality. He further implored the Committee to request the Eastern Cape Provincial Government to indicate how many roads it had constructed or upgraded in a given year. He further appealed to the Committee to ensure that bridges and bypasses are constructed where they are deemed necessary. Mr Kona also requested that special attention should be given to roads in the rural areas which he believes are in a worse off condition than the roads in the urban areas.

 

  1. SUBMISSIONS BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY

 

Submissions on behalf of the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) were led by Mr M Peterson (Mr Peterson). Mr Peterson introduced himself to the Committee as the Regional Manager for SANRAL’s Southern Region (comprising the Eastern Cape and has its headquarters in Port Elizabeth). He also commenced his submissions by stating that SANRAL is responsible for all the national roads in the country and none of the roads under SANRAL’s road network are gravel roads. He further indicated that SANRAL assisted certain spheres of Government such as local municipalities in delivering on road infrastructure.

 

Mr Peterson further submitted that SANRAL’s corporate philosophy prioritised asset preservation and management. That is to say, it first budgets for the maintenance of roads before it can develop or upgrade the roads on its network. Further according to Mr Peterson, all the roads on SANRAL’s network have a maintenance contract 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. And this effectively means that no pothole on its national road network will remain unattended to for more than 48 hours. He further added that interchanges and roundabouts were constructed on its roads in order to meet the safety needs of particular roads.

 

Also in his submissions, Mr Peterson conceded that overloaded trucks were damaging the conditions of the country’s roads and so too was the lack of law enforcement and the inability of weighbridges or traffic control centres to operate on a 24-hour basis. Furthermore, according to Mr Peterson, in 2012 the Eastern Cape Provincial Government handed over 2000kms of road (including the R63, R58 and R 61) to SANRAL and SANRAL incorporated these roads into its national road network. He added that the Province is in the process of handing over another 400kms of road to SANRAL. He also mentioned that because SANRAL has an infrastructure plan in place, roads handed over to it in 2012 will find their way into this plan and be funded accordingly. (Refer to the detailed presentation by Mr Peterson attached as Annexure A hereto).

 

In concluding his submissions to the Committee Mr Peterson, attempted to respond to and provide clarity on some of the issues raised by Mr Kona in his petition and submissions to the Committee:

 

2.4.1     R63: Parts of the road were handed over to SANRAL in 2012 and as such 4 roads on the R63 are under maintenance contracts. SANRAL is out to tender for the upgrade of 60kms of the road from Qhumrha to Bisho and the target date for the upgrade of this particular part of the road is April 2018.

 

2.4.2     R63: The portion of the road which leads to Grahamstown from Alice is a Provincial road and not a SANRAL road as reflected in the petition.

 

2.4.3     R67: This road is a SANRAL road and consultants have been appointed for the special maintenance of the road.

 

2.4.4     R56: This road has not been handed over to SANRAL.

 

2.4.5     R61: The partition of the road which leads to Cofimvamba from Mthatha has been handed over to SANRAL. Furthermore, 3 years ago SANRAL appointed consultants to upgrade 30kms of the road however there are delays in the upgrade because of unresolved community issues. However once these community issues are resolved SANRAL will take out a tender for one part of the road but a contractor is on site for the other part of the road.

 

2.4.6     N2: The road is under SANRAL and there is a contractor on site and the contractor is busy resealing the road but the contractor will not be adding additional lanes because the base of the road is still sound.

 

2.4.7     Mount Frere Bypass: The process of constructing the bypass has begun and SANRAL is still engaging the District Municipality on the public participation aspects of the construction.

 

2.4.8     Mthatha Bypass: SANRAL is planning to construct a bypass linked to the N2 highway. The bypass will start at Ultra City and move towards the R61.

 

2.4.9     Butterworth and Idutywa Bypass: In 2013, SANRAL commissioned a study for alignment which included the construction of the bypass and the process is now with the Department of Environmental Affairs because the construction of the bypass has some environmental implications.

 

2.4.10               King Williams Town bypass: The possibility of constructing the bypass is being looked into by SANRAL.

 

2.4.11               Shelters: In upgrading roads SANRAL ensures that it actually provides shelters on the upgraded roads.

 

2.4.12               Signage and fencing: SANRAL has in place a programme for placing signage and provides fencing along its road network however the challenge with regards to fencing is that if SANRAL erects a fence today the fence will have been stolen the following day.

 

2.4.13               Inclines: There is indeed a need for concrete to be placed on inclines so as to ensure that when it rains the inclines do not become slippery.

 

  1. SECOND HEARING

 

Following the first hearing, on the petition, the Committee resolved to hold a second hearing on the petition in order to afford the District Municipality, the Department and Provincial Treasury another opportunity to appear before the Committee and make submissions on the petition. A further purpose of the second hearing, on the petition, was to enable the Committee to listen to oral submissions from SANRAL on the progress made since it last appeared before the Committee in September 2015.

 

 

  1. COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND OFFICIALS

 

The following Committee Members were in attendance during the second hearing on the petition:

 

3.1.1     Hon M T Mhlanga, ANC, Mpumalanga (Acting Chairperson);

3.1.2     Hon T Wana, ANC, Eastern Cape;

3.1.3     Hon D L Ximbi, ANC, Western Cape;

3.1.4     Hon J M Mthethwa, ANC, Kwa-Zulu Natal;

3.1.5     Hon D M Stock, ANC, Northern Cape;

3.1.6     Hon M D Monakedi, ANC, Limpopo;

3.1.7     Hon G M Manopole, ANC, Northern Cape;

3.1.8     Hon G Michalakis, DA, Free State; and

3.1.9     Hon B A Engelbrecht, DA, Gauteng.

 

The Members present at the hearing were supported by the following Parliamentary officials:

 

3.1.10   Dr M Gondwe, Content Advisor;

3.1.11   Adv T Sterris, Committee Researcher;

  1. Mr N Mkhize, Committee Secretary; and
  2. Ms N Fakier, Executive Secretary.

 

 

 

 

  1. STAKEHOLDERS

 

The Regional Manager for SANRAL’s Southern Region (comprising the Eastern Cape and has its headquarters in Port Elizabeth) Mr M Peterson (Mr Peterson), was the only stakeholder in attendance at second hearing on the petition.

 

Invitations to appear before the Committee and make submissions, on the petition, were again extended to the District Municipality, Department and Provincial Treasury and they were unable to honour the invitation and appear before the Committee.

 

The Department and Provincial Treasury did however tender apologies for their inability to appear before the Committee and further submitted written submissions on the petition.

 

3.3       SUBMISSIONS BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY

 

Mr Peterson made extensive submissions to the Committee which specifically spoke to SANRAL’s service delivery model; SANRAL’s philosophy on asset preservation; budget breakdown; secondary strategic network; active projects; assistance to the Eastern Cape Province (Province); and an update on the N2 Wild Coast (See detailed presentation by SANRAL attached hereto as Annexure B).

In commencing his submissions, Mr Peterson provided the Committee with some background on SANRAL and its establishment. In this respect, Mr Peterson informed the Committee that SANRAL was established in 1988 by an Act of Parliament and is the implementing arm of the National Department of Transport (National Department) and its mandate is to plan, design, construct and maintain the country’s national road network. He also stated that SANRAL fulfills this mandate by outsourcing the design, construction and maintenance of the network to private consulting firms and construction companies. Mr Peterson added that SANRAL’s philosophy places a high premium on asset preservation and management, safety on roads and law enforcement.

Further in his submissions, Mr Peterson provided the Committee with a breakdown of how much SANRAL has spent on roads in relation to, amongst others, routine maintenance, periodic maintenance, special maintenance, community development and improvements. In this regard, he informed the Committee, that from 2009 to date, SANRAL has invested over R 33 billion on various projects in the Province. Mr Peterson further stated that because the National Department of Transport takes the view that SANRAL should extend its network beyond the primary network of roads to include approximately 14 000 kilometres of road in the secondary strategic network (currently comprised of provincial roads), in the Province SANRAL taken over roads such as the R56, R58, R62, R63, R67, R72 and R75. He added that the takeover by SANRAL of these roads has meant that funds that were initially allocated towards maintaining these roads can be shifted to other roads in the Province.

 

Mr Peterson also related how, a total of 313,6 kilometres of road were transferred to SANRAL by the Province in 2016 and these transferred roads include the R390 (from Cradock to Hofmeyer); the R392 (from Queenstown to the R410 Intersection); the R396 (from Tsolo to Maclear); and the R58 (from Quiba to the R56 East of Elliot). Also in his submissions, Mr Peterson took the Committee through SANRAL’s active projects, within the Province, and he indicated that the projects were presently taking place on the R61, the N2, N6, N9, R62, R63, R72, R56, R58, R67, R390, R391, R392, R335, R336, R342, R396 and R410. He also informed the Committee that the projects entailed the following work: the resealing of roads; construction of pedestrian facilities; special maintenance of roads; upgrade of roads; servicing of roads; construction of community walkways; rehabilitation of roads; the resurfacing of roads; and the widening of bridges.

 

Further in his detailed submissions, Mr Peterson further updated the Committee on the progress that SANRAL has made in relation to improving aspects of the N2 Wild Coast road. In this respect, Mr Peterson revealed that work on road had commenced in May 2016 and two of the tenders closed in January this year. He further revealed that the type of work that the improvements covered included the rejuvenation of routes; construction of abutments and piers; relocation of graves and dwellings; construction of haul roads; and construction of access roads.

 

In concluding his submissions, Mr Peterson submitted that SANRAL is always willing to render assistance to the Province in so far as the implementation of projects and training of young engineers, technologists and technicians. He further indicated that SANRAL is currently assisting the Province with the implementation of the following projects: upgrading of Sabalele which is estimated to cost R170 million; rejuvenation of selected roads, which is estimated to cost R100 million; construction of Mthatha Ring Road, which is estimated to cost R175 million; construction of selected rural roads in Mbashe Local Municipality, which is estimated to cost R70 million; and the construction of rural roads in other municipalities, which is estimated to cost R456 million. The latter project will result in 872 kilometres of rural roads in selected local municipalities.

 

Also in concluding his submissions, Mr Peterson informed the Committee that SANRAL is also involved in the construction of bypasses in the Province. He added that the construction of these bypasses will relieve traffic congestion in most Eastern Cape towns, particularly in the smaller towns.  According to Mr Peterson, the prevalence of traffic congestion in most Eastern Cape towns is caused by poor or non-existent traffic management and control and is also compounded by a lack of adequate public transport facilities like taxi ranks and bus or taxi bays. The failure to provide these facilities has resulted in motorists – both private and public – parking and stopping anywhere and everywhere, thus blocking thoroughfares. He then went onto to set out the specific issues and progress in relation to the construction of the bypasses in Mont Frere, King Williams Town, Butterworth and Idutywa, Qumbu and Engcobo

In concluding his submissions, Mr Peterson further informed the Committee of the following:

  1. emanate primarily from Treasury not having sufficient funds or a delay on the part of the District Municipality to pass the necessary resolutions;
  2.  
  3. these roads include the R56, R58, R62, R63, R67, R72 and R75 which have all been incorporated into the SANRAL network.

 

  1.  

 

The Provincial Department of Roads and Public Works (Department) submitted written submissions to the Committee, in response to the issues raised in petition, after it tendered an apology for not being able to appear before the Committee.

 

What follows is a summary of the progress that the Department states it has been made, in its written submissions:

    

  1. N2 Mt Frere to Cedarville: The Department is currently constructing a 14km stretch as the first phase, targeting the dangerous areas;
  2. N2 Mthatha (Qunu)-Elliotdale: The feasibility study will commence in the 2018/19 financial year;
  3. N2 (Phuthi Junction) to Ntabankulu-Tabankulu to R61 (upgrade): The reseal is part of the 2019/2020 financial year plans and the upgrade feasibility will be done in the 2019/2020 financial year;
  4. N2 Mt Ayliff (Phakade Junction) to Magusheni (reconstruction): The procurement for the reseal of the road will start in the second quarter of the 2017/18 financial year.
  5. Mt Ayliff to Tabankulu: The feasibility and design will commence in the 2018/2019 financial year.
  6. N2 Mt Ayliff to Matatiele: The outstanding phase designs will be commenced in the 2018/19 financial year.
  7. R409 Tsomo to Stutterheim: The design is being reviewed with the view to request Provincial Treasury for funding and the request will be made as part of the adjustment budget process.
  8. R61 Cofimvaba (Qumanco) to Ncorha: The Department has entered into a Service Level Agreement with the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) to upgrade the link to the Ncorha irrigation scheme. The tender document is ready for the advertisement through the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.
  9. R409 (Kentane Town) to Thafalofefe Hospital: The designs have been completed and a request to fund the construction of the road will be made as part of the adjustment budget in the 2017/18 financial year.

 

The Department further indicates, in its written submissions, that the following roads are part of the roads in the roads asset management system that need attention and/or upgrading. And in line with the indicative budgets for the current MTEF the following roads will form part of the feasibility studies and/or planning stages in the 2021/2022 MTEF budget cycle:

 

  1. K410 Cala to Indwe R56
  2. K410 Cala to Dodrecht (R56)
  3. Manzimahle (Cala) to Mthingwevu
  4. R409 Nqamakwe (R386) to Qumra and Stutterheim
  5. R61 Tsomo (Nobhokwe Loc to Cala via Ncorha)
  6. R1 Engcobo to Ugie R412 via Mnyolo
  7. Tabankulu to Siphethu Hospital
  8. R61 Mbizana (Ludeke Loc) to Harding

 

Further in its written submissions, the Department submits that it should be noted that funding constraints limit the number of projects that it can attend to in a particular financial year and therefore its projects are factored in conjunction with the allocated budget. In concluding its written submissions, the Department requests the Committee to note that funding constraints limit the number of projects that it can attend to and plans are therefore factored in conjunction with the allocated budget.

 

 

3.5       WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS BY THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL TREASURY

 

In its written submissions to the Committee on the petition, the Eastern Cape Provincial Treasury (Provincial Treasury) submitted that 13 of the projects from the petition are covered in the intervention by Provincial Treasury, namely the Rural Roads Programme Phase 2, as highlighted in blue in the table below. Also according to Provincial Treasury, the implementation of the Rural Roads Programme Phase 2 has been complicated or delayed by a letter written by SANRAL to Provincial Treasury on 13 March 2018. However, the Head of Provincial Treasury is currently handling the matter with SANRAL as it was short notice for the 2018/19 financial year.

 

Provincial Treasury further submitted that the Mthatha R61 by-pass/ring road has been completed and the implementation of the 12 outstanding projects is, therefore, dependent on the outcome of discussions between the CEO of SANRAL and the Head of Provincial Treasury. And upon agreement with SANRAL, the following processes will be carried out:

 

3.5.1     Consulting Engineers will be appointed to conduct assessment.

3.5.2     Contractors will be appointed to construct rural roads.

 

Also in its written submissions, Provincial Treasury also submitted the table below outlining the progress made with regards to infrastructure:

 

 

NO.

PROJECT NAME

PROVINCIAL TREASURY INTERVENTION

(YES or NO)

PROJECT STATUS

PLANNED IMPLEMENTATION

TIMEFRAME

 

N2- FROM MOUNT FRERE TO MOUNT AYLIFF ROAD NEED TO BE CONSTRUCTED -(SANRAL)

 

 

 

 

FROM R56 TUN OFF (MZIMKHULU) TO HARDING N2 (ROAD NEED TO BE WIDE TOO SMALL) KZN -

 

 

 

 

FROM - N2 BUTTERWORTH (Ndabakazi) to KIE MOUTH

 

 

 

1

N2 - FROM IDUTYWA to Dwesa via Fort Malan 

Yes

Preliminary stage

2018/19 – 2020/21

 

N2 - FROM IDUTYWA (Colosa) to Mbashe Mouth (Nqamarha)

 

 

 

 

FROM - R408 IDUTYWA (HLOBO) to Dudumashe R409 via Nomahela

 

 

 

 

FROM- N2 BUTTERWORTH to Mazzeppa bay via Thafalofefe Hospital (NB)

 

 

 

2

FROM BUTTERWORTH to Nqamakwe Town (R409) via Mtebhele location

Yes

Preliminary stage

2018/19 – 2020/21

 

FROM BUTTERWORTH (IBIKA) to Willowvale R408

 

 

 

3

FROM COFIMVABA TO Lubisi I Asketon I Seplan R410

Yes

Preliminary stage

2018/19 – 2020/21

 

FROM QAMATA (Cofimvaba) TO Mbinzana I Nkolanga I Skanqeni I Lady Frere (R410)

 

 

 

4

FROM LADY FRERE (R410) TO INDWE (R56 / R396))

Yes

Preliminary stage

2018/19 – 2020/21

 

FROM LADY FRERE TO Queenstown need to be reconstructed (NB)

 

 

 

 

FROM R61 TO Bolotwa I Tsolokazi I Xonxa I Lady Frere (410)

 

 

 

5

FROM R61 COFIMVABA TO Mcucuzo I Nququ I Mthingwevu I Manzimahle R410   

Yes

Preliminary stage

2018/19 – 2020/21

 

FROM N2 IDUTYWA / Bolothwa to ENGCOBO (Cochlain) R61viaClarckbury

 

 

 

6

FROM N2 MTHATHA (MGQUMA) to Madwaleni Hospital& via Elliotdale to Cwebe-COAST (NB)

Yes

Preliminary stage

2018/19 – 2020/21

 

FROM N2 MTHATHA (MGQUMA) to Mputhi R61 via Mqhekezweni Loe

 

 

 

 

FROM N2 MTHATHA (Viedgsville) to R61 Tabase via Centuli Loe

 

 

 

 

FROM N2 TSOLO (Sidwadweni) to Libode (R61)

 

 

 

 

FROM N2 (R396) (TSOLO Junction) & (TSOLO TOWN) to Maclear (R56) need to be reconstructed (NB)

 

 

 

 

FROM N2 (R411) MTHATHA (Viedgsville) to MQANDULI (Town) & Coffey Bay

 

 

 

 

FROM MTHATHA TO MQANDULI (Town) R411

 

 

 

 

FROM MHLAKULO (QOKOLWENI ROAD) (MQANDULI) TO LUJIZWENI LOC (NGQELENI)

 

 

 

 

FROM LIBODE R61 TO NGQELENI (PHOLINI TUR OFF)

 

 

 

 

FROM ELLIOTDALE (NTLONYANE) TURN OFF TO MPOZOLO (WILLOWVALE) ALSO A HIGH BRIDGE

 

 

 

 

JS NEEDED WHEN THE MBASHE RIVER IS FULL & ALSO IS ONE WAY OLD BRIDGE.

 

 

 

 

FROM N2 MOUNT FRERE to R56 Cedarville

 

 

 

7

FROM N2 MTHATHA (Qunu) to Elliotdale via Nkalane & Elliotdale

Yes

Preliminary stage

2018/19 – 2020/21

 

FROM N2 (PHUTHI JUNCTION) to Tabankulu (Town) (Tar) - need to reconstructed & TABANKULU TOWN

 

 

 

 

(gravel road) up to R61 (NB)

 

 

 

8

FROM N2 MOUNT AYLIFF (Phakade Junction) To Fort Donald & Magusheni need to be reconstructed

Yes

Preliminary stage

2018/19 – 2020/21

 

FROM MOUNT AYLIFF TOWN TO Tabankulu Town via Mowa

 

 

 

 

FROM R410 GALA TO INDWE R56

 

 

 

 

FROM R410 CALA TO DRODRECH R56 

 

 

 

 

FROM MANZIMAHLE (GALA) TO MTHINGWEVU (ROAD NEED A CEMENT ONE & STEEP DOWN

 

 

 

 

MOUNTAINOUS ROAD IF IT RAINING NO VIHECLE IS GOING THERE AND ALSO A NEW HIGH BRIDGE IS NEEDED (PUBLIC WORKS ROAD) NB BIDGE IS DAMADEG A NEW ONE IS NEEDED.(NB)

 

 

 

 

FROM N2 MOUNT AYLIFF (NTSIZWA JUNCTION) TO MATATIEL via Mowa, Ntsizwa, Gogela up to Mt

 

 

 

 

Frere Matatiel Road

 

 

 

 

FROM R409 NQAMAKWE (R386) (PHUPHUMA Junction) to Qumrha & Stutterheim

 

 

 

 

FROM R409 TSOMO (R392) to Stutterheim N6

 

 

 

9

FROM R61 TSOMO (Nobhokwe Loe to Cala via Ncorha

Yes

Preliminary stage

2018/19 – 2020/21

10

FROM R61 COFIMVABA (Qumanco) to Ncorha    

Yes

Preliminary stage

2018/19 – 2020/21

 

FROM R61 ENGCOBO (R58) to (Elliot-Gala Junction-R410)

 

 

 

 

FROM R61 ENGCOBO (Cockglain) to Ugie R412 via Mnyolo

 

 

 

 

FROM R61 COFIMVABA to Tsomo & Stutterheim Junction (R392)

 

 

 

 

FROM TABANKULU TO Siphethu Hospital (NB)

 

 

 

 

FROM R409 (KENTANE TOWN) to Thafalofefe Hospital (NB)

 

 

 

11

FROM R61 BlZANA (Ludeke Location) to Harding (Town)

Yes

Preliminary stage

2018/19 – 2020/21

 

•  FROM MOUNT AYLIFF (Town) TO FORT DONALD via Goxe to Harding (Town)

 

 

 

 

•  FROM NGQELENI TO MTHATHA MOUTH & CANZIBE HOSPITAL ALSO KOPSHOP TURN OFF TO

 

 

 

 

CANZlBE HOSPITAL (NB)

 

 

 

 

•  FROM MABHELENI DAM to Tsolo (Ntabelanga) R396

 

 

 

 

.. FROM R61 NTLAZA Loe to Ngqeleni (town)

 

 

 

 

•  FROM R61 NTLAZA TO HLULEKA (COAST) NGQELENI

 

 

 

 

• FROM MATATIEL TO Qasha NECK (LESHOTHO BORDER POST)

 

 

 

 

· FROM R56 KATKOP-Pol ice Station (QUMBU) to Qumbu (Sulenkama Hospital)

 

 

 

 

•  FROM R56 MOUNT FLETCHER TO MOUNT FRERE N2 (NCOME SPRINGS I ZINGONGAMENI)

 

 

 

 

FROM KING WILLIAMS TOWN (KWT) (4) TO STUTTERHEIM (N6)

 

 

 

 

REQUEST FOR INTERCHANGE & BYPASS - SANRAL

 

 

 

 

N2 JUNCTION KIE MOUTH TURN OFF - EAST LONDON

 

 

 

 

• N2 QUMRHA JUNCTION TURN OFF -

 

 

 

 

•  N2-R409 TURN NGQAMAKWE I TSOMO TURN OFF BUTTERWORTH

 

 

 

 

• BYPASS N2 & R409 TO KENTANE AT BUTTERWORTH

 

 

 

 

•  N2-NGQAMAKWE TURN OFF - IDUTYWA

 

 

 

 

•  N2-GWADANA TURN OFF IDUTYWA

 

 

 

 

•  BYPASS BOTH R408 TO ENGCOBO & WILLOWVALE AT lDUTYWA TOWN

 

 

 

 

• N2-CLARCKBURY TURN OFF (IDUTYWA)

 

 

 

 

· N2- MGQUMA I BITYI I MQHEKEZWENI & ELLIOTDALE TURN OFF (MTHATHA}

 

 

 

 

• N2 VIEDGSVlLLE HAD BEEN FINISHED AND OPENED OFFICIALLY ON 20 MARCH 2014 (MTHATHA)

 

 

 

 

•  N2- KOTISHINI & (MTHATHA)

 

 

 

 

•  QWEQWE TURN OFF (MTHATHA)

 

 

 

12

• MTHATHA BYPASS/Ring Road

Yes

100% completed

2018/19 – 2020/21

 

•  LIBODE & MIST MOUNT TURN OFF - SIDWADWENI (TSOLO)

 

 

 

 

FROM N2 (R396) TSOLO JUNCTION & TSOLO TO MACLEAR

 

 

 

 

QUMBU TOWN NEED A BYPASS

 

 

 

 

N2 SULENKAMA HOSPITAL TURN OFF (QUMBU)

 

 

 

 

N2 SIPHETHU HOSPJTAL TURN OFF (MOUNT FRERE)

 

 

 

 

MOUNT FRERE BY PASS

 

 

 

 

N2 CEDARVILLE TURN OFF (MOUNT FRERE)

 

 

 

 

TABANKULU TURN OFF

 

 

 

 

MOUNT AYLIFF TURN OFF NEED 3 (NTSIZWA TURN OFF)

 

 

 

13

KOKSTAD ENTRANCE - HARDING TURN OFF    

Yes

Preliminary stage

2018/19 – 2020/21

 

 

 

  1. OBSERVATIONS AND KEY FINDINGS

 

The Committee makes the following observations and key findings on the basis of submissions made during the hearing on the petition:

 

  1. Invitations were extended to the SANRAL, Provincial Department of Roads and Public Works (Department), the Executive Mayor of OR Tambo District Municipality (District Municipality) and the Provincial Department of Treasury (Provincial Treasury), to appear the before Committee and make submissions during the first hearing on the petition. However, SANRAL is the only stakeholder to have honoured this invitation and appeared before the Committee during the first hearing on the petition.

 

  1. The District Municipality, Department and Provincial Treasury were again extended an invitation to appear before the Committee and make submissions during the second hearing on the petition and failed to appear before the Committee. The Department and Provincial did however later make written submissions to the Committee in response to the petition.

 

  1. None of the roads identified or singled out, in the petition submitted by Mr Kona to the NCOP, fall are under the control or management of SANRAL, and this includes the gravel roads and the bridges identified in the petition.

 

  1. All of the roads and bridges identified or singled out in the petition fall under the control or management of the District Municipality or the Department.  

 

  1. Mr Kona has not brought any of the issues raised in the petition to attention of the Eastern Cape Provincial Government.

 

  1. Mr Kona sent SANRAL a letter, 2 or 3 years ago, relating to the construction of an interchange however the letter did not speak to the other issues raised in his petition or during oral submissions.

 

  1. SANRAL expressed a willingness to take over some of the identified roads provided the necessary processes in the handing over of the roads are followed i.e. the Premier of the Province formally requests the Minister of Transport to incorporate the roads into SANRAL’s network of roads.

 

  1. In 2016, a total of 313,6 kilometres of road were transferred to SANRAL by the Province and these roads include the R390 (from Cradock to Hofmeyer); the R392 (from Queenstown to the R410 Intersection); the R396 (from Tsolo to Maclear); and the R58 (from Quiba to the R56 East of Elliot).

 

  1. The Eastern Cape Provincial Government has approximately 40000 kilometres of roads under it, and only 3000 kilometres of these roads have been handed over by the Province to SANRAL.

 

  1. SANRAL has a healthy relationship with the Eastern Cape Provincial Government and this relationship will be beneficial to resolving some of the issues raised in the petition.

 

  1. RECOMMENDATIONS

 

It is against the observations and key findings made by the Committee that it recommends as follows:

 

  1. The Eastern Cape Department of Provincial Treasury (Provincial Treasury) is to expedite the implementation of Phase 2 of the Rural Roads Programme that covers 13 of the roads identified in the petition.

 

  1. The Provincial Treasury is to appear before the Committee and provide a progress report on the implementation of Phase 2 of the Rural Roads Programme, 6 months from the tabling of this report in the House.

 

  1. The Provincial Departments of Roads and Public Works and Provincial Treasury are to work together in ensuring that SANRAL is handed additional roads, particularly those identified in the petition, for their inclusion in SANRAL’s network of roads.

 

5.4        The Provincial Department of Roads and Public Works, Provincial Treasury and SANRAL are to appear before the Committee and provide progress reports on the handing over of roads to SANRAL, 6 months from the tabling of this report in the House.

 


Report to be tabled for consideration.

 

 

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