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The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is calling on the Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Jacob Mamabolo to provide clarity on whether or not the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) has published their intention to handover its section of Moloto Road to the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral).

The intention of GPG to hand over its section of Moloto Road to Sanral has to be gazetted so that Sanral has the legal authority to proceed with the upgrades of the road.

The DA will be writing to MEC Mamabolo, to give us more clarity on whether or not a notice has been published in the Government Gazette, stating GPG’s intention to hand over its portion of the Moloto Road to Sanral.

This dangerous road is known as the ‘road of death’ due to the high accident rate.

This delay means that the loss of life on this road will continue. Much needed upgrades cannot be done by Sanral until the road is completely handed over to them. Currently the GPG does not have the expertise or the budget to do the much-needed upgrades on this road.

Last year, after pressure from the DA, MEC Mamabolo announced that Gauteng will be handing over the Gauteng section of Moloto Road to Sanral.

The DA will continue to put pressure on the MEC to ensure that GPG hands over Moloto Road to Sanral, so that the upgrades to the road can begin as a matter of urgency.

Issued by DA