Department of Transport

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Department of Transport

• Report on the 2008 Local Government Budgets and
  Expenditure Review 2003/04 2009/10

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Overview

• Part 1 Institutional Arrangements
• Part 2 Municipal Roads Infrastructure
• Part 3 Expenditure on Roads Infrastructure
• Part 4 Developments in the Public Transport
  System

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PART 1 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRANSPORT

• Findings
• Functional assignment between roads and Public
  Transport is confusing and fragmented. Agreed
• Poor coordination between Transport and other
  sectors undermines the efficiency and
  effectiveness of roads and public transport
  functions. Agreed

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Institutional Arrangements for Transport

• DoT Response to address finding 1
• Roads Coordinating Body
• National Transport Master Plan 2050 coordination
  structure
• Committee of Transport Officials (COTO)
• Transport Sector Coordination Forum
• Host City Transport Technical Task Team

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Institutional Arrangements for Transport

• DoT Response to address finding 2
• There is no coordinated planning of all the
  sectors leading to conflicting priorities.

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PART 2 MUNICIPAL ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE

• Finding 1 One effect of economic growth has been
  an increase in the number of vehicles on the
  roads Agreed
• Finding 2 Vehicle overloading and breaches of
  road safety regulations continue to be major
  problems Agreed

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PART 2 MUNICIPAL ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE

• DoT Response to address finding 1
• The Department of Transport fully supports the
  National Maintenance Strategy developed by the
  Department of Public Works.
• The DoT recognizes that in the roads sector
  sending funds down to municipalities is a
  challenge, the current condition of the road
  network has deteriorated with inadequate
  maintenance plans in place
• Visual Condition Survey aligned with the budget
  and planning process to schedule effective
  maintenance works.
• Provinces should play a stronger role in
  assisting weaker municipalities and successful
  examples of this are KZN, Limpopo and Gauteng
  through the 20T programme.

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PART 2 MUNICIPAL ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE

• DoT Response to address finding 2
• The Dot has an Overload control strategy, which
  includes the building and upgrading of weigh
  bridge infrastructure.
• RTMC has been fully capacitated with an adequate
  management structure, which has developed a
  strategy to deal with road safety, regulations
  and management.

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PART 3 EXPENDITURE ON ROADS INFRASTRUCTURE AND
MAINTENANCE

• Finding 1 Difficult to get a clear consolidated
  picture on municipal expenditure on roads
  infrastructure and maintenance Agreed
• Finding 2 Secondary cities roads infrastructure
  budgets are set to decrease Agreed

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PART 3 EXPENDITURE ON ROADS INFRASTRUCTURE AND
MAINTENANCE

• DoT comments on finding 1
• Mechanisms to accurately monitor and disaggregate
  expenditure on routine maintenance, upgrading and
  rehabilitation activities are severely lacking in
  the majority of lower order municipalities.

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PART 3 EXPENDITURE ON ROADS INFRASTRUCTURE AND
MAINTENANCE

• DoT comments on finding 2
• An acute skills shortage in general with some
  municipalities having no technical staff in civil
  engineering
• Lack of funds, which means that roads cant be
  maintained and technical staff cant be
  appointed.
• The technical skill and money to maintain road
  management systems are lacking

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PART 4 DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT
SYSTEMS

• Finding 1 The rail and bus services are
  subsidised but the mini bus taxi service is not
  Agreed
• Finding 2 Many taxis are old, unroadworthy and
  in bad condition, resulting in frequent accidents
  Agreed
• Finding 3 About 1.3 million South Africans use
  trains daily Agreed
• Finding 4 Metrorail intends opening new lines in
  the next two years while improving the service of
  existing ones. Agreed

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PART 4 DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT
SYSTEMS

• Finding 5 Planning for land use and transport
  should be integrated. Agreed
• Finding 6 The 2010 Fifa World Cup is intended to
  leave a lasting legacy of a more efficient and
  integrated transport system. Agreed
• Finding 7 The BRT will operate in the central
  business districts and also in townships.
  Agreed

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PART 4 DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT
SYSTEMS

• DoT comments on the findings
• Transforming road based public transport subsidy
  schemes.
• Taxi Recap Programme and scrappings are as per
  figures indicated.
• Metrorail has initiatives in place to increase
  ridership which include rolling stock
  refurbishment.
• Most of the infrastructure in support of 2010
  will still be there post the event.