Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport has today, 27 June 2011 kick-started a week long oversight visit to the North West, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces.
The purpose of the oversight visit is to receive briefings from the MECs and the provincial Departments of Transport on road infrastructure maintenance in the provinces in relation to the following:
1. The degree of road infrastructure maintenance in these provinces
2. Adherence at local government level to road maintenance standards set by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Agrement SA
3. Assessing the pothole situation in targeted areas.
The committee will also assess the planning capacity for road maintenance as well as the relationship between the Department of Transport and the affected municipalities to ensure that the road maintenance fund benefits local government where a huge need exists.
Enquiries:
Modise Kabeli
Parliamentary Communication Services
Tel: 021 403 3403
Cell: 082 077 4682
E-mail: mkabeli@parliament.gov.za
Source: Parliament of South Africa
Committee visits provinces to assess road infrastructure maintenance
