The cost on traffic lights excludes intersections that fall under the Gauteng Provincial Department of Roads and Transport’s jurisdiction
The Johannesburg Roads Agency estimates that the city will spend R70 million to address its backlog in traffic signal repairs.
JRA stated on Wednesday that it currently had at least 360 vandalised or damaged intersections across the city, with more added to the list daily.Just over 2 000 intersections fall under JRA jurisdiction, totalling a combined 16 000 poles, 100 000 bulbs and several hundred kilometres of cable. “Efforts to mitigate power outages through UPS systems have been hampered by theft. Of the 1,400 UPS units installed at critical intersections, fewer than 15 remain operational,” the entity explained.The work the city needs to do does not include the intersections, which fall under the jurisdiction of the Gauteng Provincial Department of Roads and Transport .
To help ease the burden, GPDRT launched a programme in December that allowed businesses to adopt an intersection to assist with maintenance and functionality.JRA CEO Zweli Nyathi argued that the circumstances that create broken traffic lights were not specific to Johannesburg.
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