BRIEFING TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT’S MAINTENANCE PLAN 11 May 2010

Content Status Quo of roads Problem statement Challenges Institutional arrangement Strategic Interventions Overview of Projects for South Africa (EPWP) Conclusion

National Roads Secondary Roads Tertiary Roads Main Road Categories in South Africa Status Quo of roads

South African Road Network Un-Proclaimed Roads = Public roads not formally maintained by any Authority AuthorityPavedGravelTotal SANRAL16,1700 Provinces - 948,176136,640184,816 Metros - 951,68214,46166,143 Municipalities37,691302,158339,849 Total153,719453,259606,978 Un-Proclaimed (Estimate) 140,000 Estimated Total153,719593,259746,978 (Status Quo of roads)

Summary of Available Condition Data – ( Status Quo of roads) AuthorityPavedGravelTotal LengthDataLengthDataLengthData % Data SANRAL16, Provinces - 948,17647,088136, , ,816150, Metros - 951,68240,73714,4611,78966,14342, Municipalities37,69110,866302,1582,124339,84912,990 4 Total153,719114,861453, , ,978222,507 % Data If the extend and condition of the network is not known, making sound road investment decisions is challenge.

SUMMARY OF ROAD NETWORK ( Status Quo of roads)

Problem Statement Roads have reached design life Migration from rail to road Lack of adequate funding Competition in the fiscal funding – infra vs social Annual Maintenance Backlogs Historic Maintenance Backlogs Construction Backlogs The optimal expenditure split for Maintenance & Capital? (Prioritising Existing & New Roads)

Challenges DoT does not have a constitutional mandate to work on road infrastructure (assets), except National Roads – This implies that DoT does not get any budgets except for the National Roads. As the sector Department, the DoT is not sufficiently resourced. The DoT is being held accountable for the current state of road infrastructure in South Africa. Most existing roads have reached / are beyond their design and traffic (capacity) life Construction and upgrading of rural access roads is not happening fast enough.

Challenges In spite of the limited resources / capacity within the DoT, the key requirement to provide the necessary assistance is an adequate / appropriate decision support system (Road / Pavement Asset Management System) at Local and Municipal level, which is lacking. Another area of concern is that where such systems are available, the condition monitoring, inspections, etc is not happening at the required / recommended intervals. Therefore no data is available to input into the system. The level of funding for roads infrastructure has been and is still far bellow the needs. The implication is that the money is spread out (stretched) and is not effectively (scientifically / economically) utilised, which is creating backlogs rather than addressing backlogs.

Institutional Arrangement Functional Institutional Arrangements MINMEC COTO Roads Coordinating Body (RCB) Expanded Public Works Program (EPWP) Roads Coordinating Committee

Institutional Arrangement Roads Coordinating Body (RCB) RCB was established to streamline and co-ordinate service delivery planning and implementation and to ensure integrated delivery. RCB consists of DoT, National Treasury, DPLG, Provincial Roads Authorities, Metropolitan Roads Authorities, NDPW, SALGA, and SANRAL. Functions of RCB include: Coordination of road sector support, including other relevant stakeholders such as SALGA, DPLG, NDPW and National Treasury, for the implementation of key government programmes. Monitoring and evaluation of roads service delivery in order to ensure that investment achieves the desired impact. To identify and schedule key areas jointly with roads authorities in order to allow the latter to prioritize the funds.

Institutional Arrangement EPWP Access Roads Coordinating Committee The forum attracts NDPW, DoT, Provincial Public Works, Provincial Roads Authorities, Treasury, and EPWP Provincial Coordinators. The forum offers a platform for: NDPW to table quarterly performance of provincial roads departments against the targets; Provincial Roads Authorities share best practice projects; Challenges and bottlenecks are sort to be resolved and the reporting data quality is emphasized. The forum is held on a quarterly basis.

Strategic Interventions ( through the EPWP Scaling Up Allocations) Upgrading Maintenance Non-motorised Access Ways Safety Infrastructure TARGETS Maintenance (40%) Capex (60%)

Strategic Interventions (EPWP Projects) Customised maintenance programs per province ProvinceProgrammeDescription EC-Sakha Isizwe Household Contractor Development Programme -Area Wide Road Maintenance Programme. -Routine road maintenance using length-man system (household contractors). -Vigorous routine road maintenance project. FS-Contractor Development Programme -The roads department recruited 100 emerging contractors of 1 to 2 CE CIDB registration level to do routine road maintenance projects. KZN-Zibambele -Operation Kushunquthuli -Maintenance of rural roads using household contractors -Routine roads maintenance LP-Tsela Tshweu-Routine road maintenance programme MP-Siyatentela-Routine road maintenance programme NW-Routine road maintenance programme. -Not a specific named programme. WC-Routine road maintenance programme -Projects to exited Vukuphile learnership contractors. GP-- Impophoma peformance contracts-Performance based routine road maintenance programme.

Strategic Interventions (EPWP Projects) Customised upgrading programs per province ProvinceProgramme / Technology / ProjectDescription EC-Continuous Reinforced Concrete Pavement (CRCP) Technology -Construction of 50mm ultra-thin concrete pavement with CSIR. GP-20T (20 Townships) Programme-Construction of Ultra- Thin Reinforced Concrete Pavement (UTRCP) using CSIR KZN-Vukuzakhe Programme -ARRUP -RRD -Upgrading of gravel roads to tar -African Renaissance Roads Upgrading -Upgrading Roads for Rural Development LP-Gundu Lashu Programme-Upgrading of roads using learner contractors (Otta Seals). MP-Upgrading of roads to cape-seal standards -Construction of access roads including access ways for pedestrians using LIC methods NC-Scaling-Up of access roads-Upgrading of gravel roads using capeseal WC-Non-Motorised Transportation (NMT) programme -Construction of sidewalks using LIC methods

National Infrastructure Maintenance Strategy (NIMS) Headed by National Treasury. The Following Challenges being addressed by NIMS Asset Management Practices Norms and Standards Budget constraints and Backlog Skills Capacity Institutional arrangement Construction and Maintenance Summit (May 2010) Fiscal and non fiscal funding options Asset preservation – Guidelines and best practice (RISFSA) Efficiency Outcomes /Performance based Strategic Interventions within the Department of Transport

Overview of Projects -EPWP SCALING UP Allocations per Province over the 2007 MTEF Province07/08 Rands (’000) 08/09 Rands (‘000) 09/10 Rands (‘000) EC96,880135,909282,816 FS50,08868,259134,976 GP82,678103,117171,277 KZN124,822170,414339,835 LP61,24392,024212,266 MPU76,76696,935164,799 NC50,45464,051109,976 NW6,43721,33087,432 WC38,63152,961109,622 Total588,000805,0001,610,000

BUDGET & EXPENDITURE FOR CAPEX AND MAINTENANCE PER PROVINCE FOR EPWP 07/08 ProvinceTotal budget access roads Rands (’000) Capex BudgetMaintenance Budget Target Work Opportunities Achieved Work Opportunities Total spent Rands (’000) EC375, ,73411, ,404 FS409, ,066307, ,603 GP 199,892 64, ,759 KZN 475,461267, , ,859 LP 96,297 72,727 23, ,933 MP 95,414, 72,047 23, ,275 NC 34,97433,474 1, ,947 NW 17,867 17, ,406 WC661, , , ,733 Total2,366,0831,257,564 (53%) 972,430 (47%) ,755,919

BUDGET & EXPENDITURE FOR CAPEX AND MAINTENANCE PER PROVINCE FOR EPWP 08/09 ProvinceTotal budget access roads Rands (’000) Capex BudgetMaintenance Budget Target Work Opportunities Achieved Work Opportunities Total spent Rands (’000) EC 330,870195,088135, ,658 FS 288,761284,2614, ,329 GP 347, ,993 KZN 496,002215,204280, ,059 LP 108,70093,10015, ,601 MP 57,04930,29226, ,541 NC 265,319256,2599, ,112 NW 7, ,899 WC 378,154122,306255, ,799 Total 2,279,8361,543,639 (67%) 736,196 (33%) 38,87286,6651,914,997

BUDGET & EXPENDITURE FOR CAPEX AND MAINTENANCE PER PROVINCE FOR EPWP 09/10 Note - Quarter 4 under going verification process ProvinceTotal budget access roads Expenditure on access roads up to the 3 rd Quarter Targeted Job Opportunities Jobs created on Access Roads ( R`000) EC ,709 FS GP KZN ,598 LP MP NC NW WC Total ,782

EPWP Up Scaling Allocations per Province over the 2010 MTEF (DORA) Province2010/11 Rands (‘000) 2011/12 Rands (‘000) 2012/13 Rands (‘000) EC392,707487,829579,506 FS187,422232,820276,574 GP237,828295,436350,957 KZN471,881586,181696,341 LP294,744366,137434,945 MPU228,833284,262337,683 NC152,708189,698225,348 NW121,404150,811179,153 WC148,051183,912218,474 Total2,235,5782,777,0863,298,980 These funds are going to be utilised as per the various customised provincial capex & maintenance projects

Conclusion Provinces collectively spent more on access roads than up scaling allocation. This implies that Provinces are spending their own funds on access roads Though not identical, Zibambele road maintenance programme was replicated by Eastern Cape, Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and the Western Cape provinces in own dynamic design considerations. Flagship EPWP Up-Scaling Access Roads upgrading projects were undoubtedly implemented in the form of Ultra-Thin Continuous Reinforced Concrete Pavements by Eastern Cape and Gauteng provinces. Worth highlighting was the Gundu Lashu programme that utilized Otta Seals extensively as new technology in Labour Intensive Construction methods. Collectively Provinces exceeded the job creation target planned for the access road allocation. Labour-intensity varied widely across the Provinces

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