An 11-member delegation led by Eastern Cape transport MEC Xolile Nqatha descended on Jama village on Thursday to iron out differences which have resulted in significant delays in the N2 Wild Coast road project.
Construction of the road is reportedly aimed at improving access to KwaZulu-Natal and national supply chains, and will cover more than 400km.
It was initially rejected by some who said there wasn't proper relocation planning and that it divided villages. Nqatha, who now chairs the political oversight committee tasked with ensuring the project is delivered within scope, budget and set time, visited seven families who were removed from their homes to make a way for the project.
“They were given temporary structures and some had their houses rebuilt. We wanted to check if the work is going well and how they are adjusting,” he said. It was discovered that the South African National Roads Agency had taken steps to attend to their needs, added Nqatha. “But we are deeply concerned that some of the families have remained in temporary structures since 2019 due to a combination of factors. One was a strike resulting in the company which was doing the project leaving the site and the second was Covid-19, which resulted in the hard lockdown.
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