Infrastructure

R9bn for 2010 transport upgrade

Themba Gadebe

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29 June 2007

South Africa's government has set aside more than R9-billion for upgrading and transforming the country's transport system ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

Speaking at a two-day Soccerex seminar in Johannesburg this week, 2010 Local Organising Committee spokesman Tim Modise said the government would be spending R9.038-billion on ensuring that the World Cup left South Africa with an effective, reliable and convenient transport system.

Modise said the money would be divided among SA's nine World Cup host cities as follows:

Bloemfontein - R298-million
Cape Town - R766-million
Durban - R851-million
Johannesburg - R1 320-million
Nelspruit - R212-million
Polokwane - R179-million
Port Elizabeth - R520-million
Pretoria - 694-million
Rustenburg - R69-million

In addition, R2 317-million would be spent on SA's bus system, including the creation of a Bus Rapid Transit System, Modise said.

Money for 2010 will also be pumped into the SA National Roads Agency (R430-million), the SA Rail and Commuter Corporation (R1 316-million) and the Cross Border Transport Agency (R1-million).

The Department of Transport will be allocated R65-million to spend on monitoring and evaluation specialists.

Source: BuaNews