R9bn for 2010 transport upgrade
Themba Gadebe
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
