R5.8bn to repair Jo'burg Roads
30 September 2014
The City of Johannesburg has admitted that it will cost at least R5.8 billion to repair the city's roads.
The DA believes this number may be bigger, as many of the city's "poor" and "very poor" roads may need to be replaced entirely. At least 27% of Johannesburg's roads are ranked "poor" or "very poor" by the city's own admission.
These figures were revealed by the Johannesburg Roads Agency in the fourth quarter report to the Transport Section 79 committee on the state of the city's 10 552km paved road network.
The report revealed that 34% of the city's roads are considered "Very Good" , 18% "Good", 21% "Fair", 21% "Poor" and 6% "Very Poor". These figures will change on an annual basis, as the road network continues to age.