LIMPOPO PROVINCE DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND TRANSPORT

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LIMPOPO PROVINCEDEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND
TRANSPORT

• REPORT ON CONDITIONAL GRANT AND CAPITAL
  EXPENDITURE REVIEW

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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.

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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.

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INTRODUCTION

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

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INTRODUCTION, cont

• The available limited resources are utilized
  efficiently, effectively and economically to
  attain maximum outputs through departmental
  staff, Road Agency Limpopo, consultants and
  contractors with relevant expertise
  preferentially within the province.
• The economic background weather condition and
  the terrain of our province impact negatively in
  the cost of goods and services

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INTRODUCTION, cont

• that are provided as they are higher than the
  standard cost price in the market.
• The department should upgrade roads and other
  transport infrastructure to can comply with the
  2010 word cup final requirements.
• Cross Boundary municipality The Limpopo Toads
  and Transport will still be caring the
  maintenance costs for the Bushbuckridge.

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INTRODUCTION, cont

• municipality until the end of the current
  financial year. Meanwhile roads at the Motse area
  which was at within Mpumalanga affected areas
  have potholes and need additional R560 million
  for upgrading to be at an acceptable level

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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 to municipalities.

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The Road Network in Limpopo, cont
Table 1 Kilometers Roads per Region
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The Road Network in Limpopo, cont

• 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.

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The Road Network in Limpopo, cont

• The year 2000 and 2005 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 estimated cost to put them to the
  initial state is R1,4 milliom.
• The extent of the damage was such that some of
  the areas cannot be accessed to date.

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The Road Network in Limpopo, cont
Table 2 Maintenance repair and transfer costs
expenditure trend
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The Road Network in Limpopo, cont

• Transfers on table 3 are the annual transfers
  that are made to Road Agency Limpopo for
  maintenance and construction of roads. The amount
  also include conditional grant for
  Infrastructure.
• The actual spending on departmental roads
  maintenance was decreased by 3,3 in 2003/04 and
  2004/05 financial year. In 2005/06 it was
  increased by 6,6 and further reduced by 6,6,6
  for 2006/07. The increase and decrease depended
  mainly on the need from year to year. The budget
  has been kept constant for MTEF.

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The Road Network in Limpopo, cont

• The percentage budget was increased from 65,0 to
  68,3 from 2003/04 and 2004/05. In 2004/05 to
  2005/06 it was reduced by 6 due to financial
  constraints.
• 2006/07 to 2007/08 and the MTEF it was increased
  by 67,2 to 74,2 to address infrastructure needs
  within the province.

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The Road Network in Limpopo, cont

• 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.

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Table 3 Maintenance and Repair of Roads
Provincial Department
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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.

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Service Delivery In Provincial Roads
Infrastructure,

• The department handed over few provincial roads
  to SANRAL for routine maintenance (surface
  repairs)
• The Conditional Grant is being utilized by the
  Provincial Road Agency for the construction of
  new roads.
• The department is implementing of EPWP programmes
  to erect fencing along provincial roads and has
  provided 1 740 jobs from November 2005 todate.

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Service Delivery through Road Agency Limpopo
Table 4 Budget inputs - RAL
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Service Delivery In Provincial Roads
Infrastructure,

• The Agency received its major funding through
  transfers from the Provincial Department.
• The agency is capable of managing and provision
  of quality roads through its competent staff of
  engineers.
• 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.

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Outputs through Road Agency Limpopo
Table 5 Service delivery - RAL
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Outputs through Road Agency Limpopo
Table 6 Cost per km
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Outputs through Road Agency Limpopo

• 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
  kms in 2005/06 to 2007/08.
• Repair and reseal be 216, 495 and 522 kms for
  2005/06 financial years.

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Outputs through Road Agency Limpopo

• The agency will be doing the last re-gravelling
  during the next financial year, and has targeted
  to cover 105 and 110 kms respectively.
• Construction of bridges will be finalized during
  the current financial year by constructing 4Km

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First Quarter Performance Report - Departmental

• Conducted routine maintenance inspections after
  three weeks.
• Evaluate commercialization process to identify
  gaps within regions.
• Revised typical drainage drawings in electronic
  format.
• Signed memorandum of understanding and service
  level agreement with Sekhukhune FET College for
  the provision for the external learnership
  candidates.

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First Quarter Performance Report - Departmental

• Road maintenance 13,949 sq.m
• 612 cub.m
• Surface repair 368 cub.m
• Pothole Repairs in cub.m 106,529 m
• Edge-break repairs in cub.m 5,000 sq.m
• Blading 138,961 bl-km
• Bush-clearing in sq.m 24,582,763

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First Quarter Performance Report - Departmental

• Grass-cutting in sq.m 16,502,507 sq.m
• Drainage structures cleaned number
• 7,034
• Drainage structures installed number of barrels
  88 barrels
• Road signs replaced single pole
• 3,582 signs
• Road signs replaced double pole 1,536
  signs

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First Quarter Performance Report - Departmental -
EPWP

• Implementation of fence project
• Capricorn District
• Road- Gilead to Seshego D3390 ( 8.84 km fence
  erected, 24.7 km holes dug and 74.9 km
  bush-clearing done)
• 126 community members employed
• Mopani District
• Road D9 Moeketsi to malamulele D9 (95 km fence
  erected, 1,429 poles planted)
• 100 community members were employed
• They have started erecting fences

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First Quarter Performance Report - Departmental -
EPWP

• 100 community members were employed
• They have started erecting fences.
• Vhembe District
• Road P98/1 (Thulamela Makhado Municipal areas)
• 1.8 km fence erected and 930 poles planted.
• 72 community members employed.

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First Quarter Performance Report - Departmental -
EPWP

• Sekhukhune District
• Makhudathamaga Roads D4045 D2219 15.2 km
  fence erected, 3.4 km poles erected.
• Tubatse Road P33/2 - 28 km poles planted.
• Greater Groblersdal Road D1547 4.6 km fence
  erected and 450 poles planted.

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First Quarter Performance Report Road Agency
Limpopo

• The infrastructure report transfers and
  Infrastructure Grant are as per the spreadsheet.

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Departmental monitoring capacity
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Departmental monitoring capacity

• Professional Staf

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Reporting by the Road Agency

• The Road Agency Limpopo submits monthly,
  quarterly and annual report to the department and
  the provincial treasury.
• They also submit any report that may be
  requested at anytime to comply with the
  department and provincial treasury.