R3.3bn alone has been earmarked to upgrade the dangerous, province-linking Moloto Road
SA National Road Agency will use R9.6bn of its own funds to supplement the the funds allocated for road projects under a stimulus package announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
In addition R3.3bn was allocated in the 2019/2020 budget for upgrading of the dangerous Moloto Road that links Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Gauteng. The road is notorious for accidents with the most recent happening last week. Six people were killed in a head on collision between a bus and a security van.
“The department is expected to decisively and rapidly accelerate the implementation of key economic reforms that will unlock greater investment in our sector,” transport minister Blade Nzimande told the same briefing.
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