department of roads and transport expenditure review 2001/02 to 2007/08

DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND TRANSPORT

EXPENDITURE REVIEW 2001/02 TO 2007/08

VISION AND MISSION

VISION • An integrated safe, reliable, efficient, affordable

and sustainable multimodal transport system and adequate infrastructure

MISSION • To develop, co-ordinate, implement, manage

and maintain an integrated and sustainable multi-modal transport system and appropriate infrastructure.

INTRODUCTION

• The main objective of the department’ is to provide efficient transport that supports the economic development in the province.

• The nature of the province being rural remains a challenge to inject further favorable resources to stimulate the growth that will result in the creation of more jobs and alleviate poverty.

INTRODUCTION

• The department is responsible for construction, maintenance and provision of Roads infrastructure; provision and management of public transport systems, management of road traffic safety in the province

INTRODUCTION, cont…

• The available limited resources are utilized efficiently, effectively and economically to attain maximum outputs through departmental staff, Road Agency Limpopo, other statutory bodies and the contractors with relevant expertise preferentially within the province. The nature and the economic background of our province impact negatively in the cost of goods and services that are provided as they are higher than the standard cost price in the market.

ROADS INFRASTRUCTUREThe Road Network in Limpopo

• Limpopo Province is responsible for the maintenance and construction of approximately of 23 087KM network of roads.

• The province is responsible for the maintenance of provincial and local municipality roads which have not as yet been proclaimed.

The Road Network in Limpopo, cont…

Table 1: Kilometers Roads per Region

DistrictPaved km Gravel

kmTotal km

% Paved

Waterberg 2 533 5 956 8 490 29,8

Sekhukhune 460 1 494 1 954 23,5

Capricorn 1 108 3 200 4 308 25,7

Mopani 1 003 1 849 2 852 35,2

Bohlabela 571 862 1 433 39,8

Vhembe 1 298 2 751 4 050 32,0

TOTAL 6 973 16 114 23 087 30,2


• The province has 345 902 number of vehicles• The overall quality of roads in the Province is

poor; however it differs from district to district. The terrain, type of soil and weather conditions in Vhembe and Bohlabela districts shorten the lifespan of roads in the area.and make it expensive to construct and maintain them as the area is mountainous and the raw materials (soil) are to imported from other districts.


• The year 2000 floods left lot of pot holes on paved roads, damaged gravel roads and need lot of funds put them to the initial state of affair.

• The extent of the damage was such that some of the areas cannot be accessed to date.


Table 2: Maintenance & repair and transfer costs expenditure trend

2001/02Actual

2002/03Actual

2003/04Actual

2004/05Actual

2005/06Budget

2006/07Budget

2007/08Budget

Maintenance 124192 133034 152267

Transfers 740 082 1 155 409

Total budget 1501152 1721800 2186462

% maint to budget 8.3 7.7 7.0

% Transfer 43.0% 52.8%

Total % for roads maintenance and

construction

50.7 59.8%


• Transfers on table 3 are the annual transfers that are made to Road Agency Limpopo for maintenance and construction of roads in the province.

• During 2001/02 and 2002/03 there was no increase in the percentage of the departmental maintenance.

• The province increased the budget on roads maintenance from 37.7% by 11% in total to 48.8% in 2002/03 to 2003/04 financial year.


• The percentage budget was increased from 48% to 50% from 2003/05 and 2006/07.

• Further increase of 9.1% during 2006/07 to 2007/08 shows that the province is trying to put its resources to the improvement of roads in the province.


• This does not necessarily mean that the budget will be able to resolve all the backlog of damage caused by the 2000 floods however it only shows the provincial commitments to address the road condition.

Service Delivery In Provincial Roads Infrastructure.

Table 3: Maintenance and Repair of Roads Provincial Department

Type of repairUnit of measure

2005/06Target

2006/07Target

2007/08Target

Surface Square/m 39,400 30,000 30,000

Potholes Cubic/m 2,600 2,600 2,700

Edge-break Square/m 2,300 2,500 2,600

Crack sealing linear Linear s/m 297,000 297,00 297,000

Crack sealing Square/m 27,000 24,000 24,000

Blading Blade/km 421,000 779000 777,000

Clean drainage str Number 28,000 28,000 28,000

Install culverts Barrels 1050 1050 1050

Bush clearing Square/m 69898000 98200000 98200000

Grass cutting Square/m 40111586 40200000 40200000

Road signs Nimber 36,000 36,000 36,000

Re-gravel raods Km 256 310 310

Service Delivery In Provincial Roads Infrastructure,…

• The current average cost of constructing a paved road is R2,0 million per kilometer, and the maintenance cost of a paved road is R0,5m rand per kilometer.

• The cost will vary from district to district depending on the availability of raw materials.

• Labour intensive construction cost R0,5 million per kilometer.


• The department will hand over routine road maintenance (surface repairs) to SANRAL with effect from the begging of 2006/07 financial year.

• The department will make use of EPWP programmes to perform other maintenance work to provide more jobs.

Service Delivery through Road Agency Limpopo

Table 4: Budget inputs - RAL

Type of service2005/06 2006/07 2007/08

R’000 R’000 R’000

Tarring 440 000 440 000 766 000

Rehabilitation 67 000 100 000 175 000

Repair and reseal 83 000 115 000 174 000

Regravelling 59 000 50 000 -

Bridge construction 25 000 - -

Flood Repair - - -

Total 674 000 705 000 1 115 000


• The Agency received its major budget from the Provincial department.

• The agency is planning to increase the budget on the paving from 2005/06 by 62% for 2006/07 and 68,6% in 2007/08.

Outputs through Road Agency Limpopo

Table 5: Service delivery - RAL

Type of service2005/06 2006/07 2007/08

KM KM KM

Tarring 200 220 383

Rehabilitation 96 50 160

Repair and reseal 216 495 522

Regravelling 105 110 -

Bridge construction 4 - -

Flood Repair - -

Total 621 875 1065


Table 6: Cost per km

Type of service2005/06 2006/07 2007/08

R’000/KM R’000/KM

R’000/KM

Tarring 2 200 2 200 2 000

Rehabilitation 698 2 000 1 094

Repair and reseal 384 232 333

Regravelling 562 455 -

Bridge construction 6 250 - -

Flood Repair

Total average 1 085 806 1 047


• The table ‘table 5’ shows that will cover 200, 220 and 383 for the current financial year 2005/06 to 2007/08.

• They will do rehabilitation of 96, 50 and 150 km’s in 2005/06 to 2007/08.

• Repair and reseal be 216, 495 and 522 km’s for 2005/06 financial years.


• The agency will be doing the last re-gravelling during the next financial year, and has targeted to cover 105 and 110 km’s respectively.

• Construction of bridges will be finalized during the current financial year by constructing 4Km

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Transport Planning

• The department has developed the provincial transport strategy. The following plans were developed at all district;

• Current Public Transport

Transport Planning, cont…

• Operating license strategy• Rationalization plan • Intergrated transport plan • Public transport plans • Scholar transport project has been

implemented at Waterberg District.• Establishment of transport forum at

Sekhukhuni District.• Restructuring of GNT (PTY) LTO: Phase I

Transport PlanningFuture Plans, cont…

• Development of rail strategy• Development of a transport Hub• Airport management strategy• Roll-out of scholar transport, at Mopani and

Vhembe district.• Construction of Pathways at Bakenburg and

Polokwane Municipality.• Establishment of transport forum at all

District

Transport PlanningFuture Plans, cont…

• Scholar transport project has been implemented at Waterberg District.

• Establishment of transport forum at Sekhukhuni District.

• Restructuring of GNT (PTY) LTO: Phase I

PUBLIC TRANSPORT, cont…

Table 7: Expenditure on Public Transport

Item2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000

Planning & design

6 313 5 607 1 551 30 407 14 007 15 057 17 609

Bus subsidies

61 598 103 564

104 678

148 859

163 924 271 314 296 460

Outputs on Public Transport

• Total passengers benefiting per from subsidies per month is 3 893 649.

• Subsidy for negotiated and tendered contracts is based on the kilometers traveled.

• Total kilometers traveled per month is 720,702

Outputs on Public Transport

• Great North Transport (GNT), a parastatal is being unbundled as per the NLTTA to benefit the HDI’s.

• This unbundling require extra annual cost estimated to R57million.

• Process should be finalized by end March 2006.

Restructuring of taxi industry

• The province has 13 000 taxis of which about 8 000 are actively operating.

• The industry was characterized by violence which took lives of operators and passengers.

• The disputes have been resolved and there seems to be stability since 2004.

• There are 104 registered taxi associations

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENTExpenditure on Road Traffic Management

Table 8: Expenditure on Road Traffic Management

Item2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000

Road Traffic

70 447 95 567 101 535

110 724

120 372

129 796 137 411

Road Safety

3 705 12 096 12 890 20 880 12 757 13 991 14 691

Total for program

74 152 107 753

114 425

131 804

133 129

143 787 152 102

% annual increase

45,3% 6,2% 15,2% 1,2% 8,0% 5,8%

Road Traffic Management, cont…

Table 9: Staff complement and Resources for Traffic Management

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

Whole Province

Traffic officers

536 537 535 496 575 657 690

Admin staff 98 98 97 109 118 125 137

Patrol vehicles

162 162 162 197 237 267 282


• The expenditure trend from 2001/02 to 2004/05 financial years high increase of 45,3% in 2002/03 (R107m) as a result newly appointed officers.

• The department did not increase the staff during 2003/ 04 and 2004//5 due to financial constrains.


• The department has appointed 80 officers which will increase the budget by R5million.

• The department is planning to increase the officers by 80 and 70 for the coming two financial years.


TRAFMAN accident statistics.

Accident statistic 2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

Number of accidents reported

15 725 15 984 10 560 15 628

Number of fatalities 414 474 524 421

Number of serious injuries 2 210 1 728 1799 1 981


• The statistics shows increase in the number of accidents and fatalities in 2002/03.

• There is a decrease of accidents in 2003/04 from 15 984 to 10 560 but increase of fatalities from 474 to 524.

department of roads and transport expenditure review 2001/02 to 2007/08

Documents

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