Sanral's management of some provincial roads ensures lower costs for users – Creecy
Road users are benefiting from lower fuel and vehicle maintenance costs, as well as lower costs for the repair or replacement of vehicle parts and cargo damaged while driving on provincial roads that have not been adequately maintained.
These economic benefits stem from the transfer of certain provincial roads to State-owned South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and "far exceed" the investment costs incurred on those roads, Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has noted in a response to a question in the National Council of Provinces on September 13 about the financial implications of transferring provincial roads to Sanral.
The purpose of transfers is to ensure the strategic and primary road network of South Africa is well maintained to improve the cost-effective movement of goods and people across South Africa and between neighbouring countries.
Currently, 95% of all passenger trips and 88% of all freight in South Africa were dependent on road-based transport, Creecy said.
In the 2022/23 financial year, 1 295 km of roads were transferred to Sanral, and 819 km of roads were handed over during the 2023/24 financial year.
"In the year of such a transfer, Sanral will prioritise its existing non-toll allocations to address the urgent maintenance needs on these roads. It will then, as part of the National Treasury budget cycle procedures, apply for increased budget allocations going forward."
The financial implications of such transfers were directly linked to how well the road was maintained by the relevant province before transfer, and therefore financial implications differed case-by-case, she said.
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