Department of Transport Select Committee on Finance National

Department of Transport Select Committee on Finance National Council of Provinces Intergovernmental Fiscal Review 2001/02 to 2007/08 20 October 2005

Department of Transport Contents of presentation Past Performance Road infrastructure Road traffic management Public transport

Department of Transport Past Performance • • Roads Non-Motorised transport 2010 Soccer World Cup National Traffic Information System (Na. TIS) Bus subsidy reform Taxi recapitalisation Passenger rail Transport Planning

Department of Transport Roads co-ordination • The Roads Coordinating Body was established and is operational • Completed audit and development of specifications of National Road Network Management System • The Trans Kalahari Corridor Management Committee has been established with an action plan for the enhancement and further development of the Trans Kalahari corridor • Roads authorities across all spheres will classify the various types of roads

Department of Transport Road infrastructure upgrading • The primary road network was extended by 7300 km of roads • The N 1 Vaal, N 1 Great North and N 4 East Toll plazas were opened • Poverty alleviation projects created 1, 457 jobs; resulted in the building of 110 ramps or crossings; the construction of 91 km of sidewalks; the upgrade of 310 km of gravel roads; road clearance of 374 km and the construction of 9 bridges • The infrastructure of 23 border posts was upgraded • SANRAL was a major contributor to a locally developed Pave Concrete Pavement Design method • The landmark Nelson Mandela Bridge was completed • An upgrade of the N 2 in support of the Coega development was 55 per cent completed at a cost of R 42 million • The N 4 Platinum Highway project has been completed and launched on 30 September 2005. Toll plazas were opened by December 2003. • On the N 2, 50 bridges were repaired and 13 rehabilitated

Department of Transport Non-Motorised Transport • Allocated R 16, 4 million for Non-Motorised Transport over the last 5 years. Provinces contributed R 4 million • Delivered 11 410 bicycles • Established 22 facilities for sale and maintenance • Infrastructure activities were planned and designs for construction are underway • Ten animal drawn carts have been completed to test new technology – complies with SABS standards and SPCA specifications • Six prototypes being designed and tested

Department of Transport 2010 Soccer World Cup New Conditional Grant for Public Transport Infrastructure Progress: • Developed a draft “Towards a 2010 Transport Action Agenda” • Established an Interdepartmental Adjudication Committee to evaluate proposals • Developed Proposed Adjudication Criteria • Separate Guidelines were developed for National Transport Agencies, Cities and Provinces • Transport Agencies, Cities and Provinces were invited to submit Transportation Management Priority Statements that contains candidate projects and key sustainable public transport improvements that meet both the objectives of long term mobility and support the success of the 2010 FIFA World Cup • Projects amounting to R 241, 7 million were approved • Recommended projects for the remainder of the MTEF period amounts to R 1, 872 bn

Department of Transport National Traffic Information System (Na. TIS) • Draft Law Enforcement Code completed and ready for discussion • e. Na. TIS hardware successfully deployed in Gauteng and Western Cape (100% completed) • New central data and disaster recovery centre completed • Overall hardware deployment is 70% complete • Deployment is continuing in Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Kwa. Zulu-Natal • 80% of the expenditure on the migration project was incurred to date • Targeted completion date is March 2006

Bus subsidy reform Department of Transport • • • Developed a passenger charter All interim contracts now on the Subsidy Management System Developed a model for supervision and monitoring Restructured the system for allocation of bus contracts 58 bus contracts awarded in terms of the new competitive tendering system Two bus contracts to run for a period of five years, were negotiated with state-owned bus companies, paving the way for the restructuring of Durban Transport and North West Star Amended the National Land Transport Transitional Act to allow Provinces to pursue the implementation of the tender contract system MINMEC decision that bus subsidies should be transformed to public transport subsidies All interim contracts must be transformed into tendered and negotiated contracts over the next two years Funding requirements (+25 -30%) hamper the transition to tendered contracts

Department of Transport Taxi recapitalisation • Revised approach approved by Cabinet • Provincial readiness assessment was completed • The following issues were approved by Cabinet in July 2005: • Final vehicle safety Regulations • Rollout and implementation strategy • Rollout and implementation project plan • The vehicle safety Regulations were gazetted on 1 September 2005 • The tender specifications for the Scrapping Administration Agency in the process of being finalised. Agency expected to be operational by January 2006 • Conversion of permits to operating licences will be completed by 30 November 2005 • The regulation of the industry is being finalised with amendments to the NLTTA Act.

Department of Transport Passenger rail infrastructure upgrading • Passenger rail coaches overhauled and upgraded: Quantities 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 Overhauls 238 300 401 Upgrades 125 53 64 • Surveys were completed for Akasiaboom modal integration • For Mabopane station: • • Infrastructure upgrades completed (water and sewer systems) Electric installations and ablution facilities completed Construction of taxi lanes in progress Fire detection and prevention systems completed • For Khayelitsha railway extension: • Design and planning completed • Labour intensive procurement model completed • Construction to be started • Cabinet approved the consolidation of passenger rail entities

Department of Transport planning The National Land Transport Transitional Act requires Provinces to complete Provincial Land Transport Frameworks (PLTF’s) and Municipalities to prepare Integrated Transport Plans (ITP’s), comprising of Current Public Transport Records (CPTR’s), Operating License Strategy (OLS), Rationalisation Plans and Public Transport Plans (PTP’s). Progress: • Eight Provinces completed their PLTF’s. The last one is in its final draft • Eighty five per cent of Municipalities completed their ITP’s. The others are expected by December 2005

Department of Transport Road infrastructure • • • Infrastructure Roads coordination Funding trends Related developments MTEF outlook

Department of Transport Road infrastructure • 753 000 km of road network • 532 000 km proclaimed • 6 700 km (2001) National roads increased to 14 000 (2005) through provincial transfers • 357 000 km Provincial surfaced (17%), gravel (57%) and access (26%) • 168 000 km Municipal roads • 221 000 km Unclassified road network • In 2001 National (1%), Provincial (47%), Municipal (23%) and Unclassified (29%)

Department of Transport National road network Description Dual Carriageway Non Toll State Toll BOT Total 765 336 397 1498 0 130 256 386 2 -Lane Single 7579 798 619 8996 Total (As at 31 March 2005) 8344 1264 1273 10880 4 -Lane Undivided

Department of Transport National road network Non Toll State Toll 813 280 480 1 573 58 251 198 507 2 -Lane Single 10 782 548 640 11 970 Total (Current) 11 653 1 079 1 318 14 050 Description Dual Carriageway 4 -Lane Undivided BOT Total

Department of Transport National road network development

Pavement age trend Department of Transport National Road Network Length (CW km) 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 YEAR > 25 years 21 - 25 years 16 - 20 years 11 - 15 years 6 - 10 years 0 - 5 years

Department of Transport Roads coordination • Strategic Framework for Roads Development initiated (2001), scheduled for tabling in Cabinet (2005) • Proposed new Road Classification System • Horizon 2010 Vision for Strategic National Road Network (20000 km) • Overall leadership at MINMEC supported by COTO • Roads Coordinating Body (RCB) established in 2003 to coordinate across spheres and across sectors • Mini-RCBs being established and championed by provinces • Migration of Roads function to Provincial Departments of Transport in four provinces to improve delivery and efficiency • Road transfers to SANRAL nearing conclusion • Freight Task Groups and Corridor Committees being established

Department of Transport Funding trends • Total Roads Funding for all Spheres • 2003/04 – R 10. 071 billion • 2004/05 – R 10. 603 billion • National Roads Funding Trend • 2001/02 – R 1. 068 billion • 2007/08 – R 2. 472 billion • Provincial Roads Funding Trend • 2001/02 – R 4. 062 billion • 2007/08 – R 9. 520 billion • Municipal Roads funding R 2. 9 billion in 2003/04 and R 2. 8 billion in 2004/05

Department of Transport Funding trends • Significant growth in national and provincial budgets i. e from 5. 1 billion in 2001/02 to 7. 8 billion in 2004/05 going up to 12 billion in 2007/08 • Provincial roads grew by R 2. 3 billion in 2001/02 – 2004/05 and is set to grow by R 3. 2 billion over the nest 3 years to R 9. 5 billion by 2007/08 • Municipal roads just below R 3 billion from 2003/04 to 2004/05, however significant allocations included in MIG • In 2004/05 Provincial spend on Capex: Maintenance was 58%: 42% • Trends on maintenance spend show that provincial spend has increased from R 2 billion in 2001/02 to R 2. 8 billion in 2004/05 and is expected to rise to R 3. 8 billion in 2007/08 (average 11% growth) • Disparity on percentage spend on maintenance e. g. high for EC, Gauteng, North West and low for NC, Free State and Limpopo.

Department of Transport Funding trends: National Roads 52, 3% 12, 7% 7, 3% 11, 6% 21, 6% 8, 2% 31, 4% 2001/02: Correction of baseline (previously cut by R 292 m) 2004/05 and 2005/06: Additional allocations of R 200 m and R 250 m 2007/08: Additional R 480 m

Department of Transport Related developments • Development and implementation of the National Overload Control Strategy • Protection of road infrastructure • DOT, SANRAL providing assistance to provinces • Development of Rural Transport Development Strategy (RTDS) • Focus on rural access roads • Mainstreaming of Non-Motorised Transport • National Freight Logistics Strategy • Freight Corridor Development • Road infrastructure bottleneck improvement

Department of Transport MTEF outlook • Implementation of the Strategic Framework for Roads • Revamp of institutional structures and service delivery models • Reclassification of SA’s road network system • Improvement of Road Network Management Systems • Assessment of Municipal road network and focus on access roads • Conclusion of road transfers to SANRAL • Intensification of implementation of Overload Control Strategy • Roll out of Freight Logistics and Rural Transport Strategies • Strengthening of integrated planning and delivery through Roads Coordinating Body

Department of Transport Road Traffic Management Road traffic management • Role of the Road Traffic Management Corporation • Strategic projects of cooperation • Overloading control • Dangerous goods

Department of Transport Role of the Road Traffic Management Corporation • To strengthen cooperation and coordination between the spheres of government in the management of road traffic; • To enhance overall quality of road traffic management and service provision; • To maximize effectiveness of provincial and local government efforts, particularly in road traffic law enforcement; • To create business opportunities, particularly for the historically disadvantaged sectors, to supplement public sector capacity; • To guide and sustain the expansion of private sector investment in road traffic management.

Department of Transport Strategic projects of cooperation • Recruit and train 1350 traffic officers per annum to provide for the current shortfall and enhance the level of enforcement • Traffic Officers to be deployed on the National Roads • Provision of patrol cars & equipment to provincial and local traffic authorities per annum • Establishment and setting up of the Accident Bureaus that will contain recent and comprehensive accident information

Department of Transport Strategic projects of cooperation • Improve training of law enforcement personnel, through enhanced training material and an introduction of a formal refresher course programme for long service officers • Publish and implement Law Enforcement Code that will set performance targets for the traffic law enforcement • Publish the National Road Traffic and Transport Charge Book that will provide traffic officers with a summary of all traffic violations • The centralisation of information through the development of Na. TIS has enhanced law enforcement, improved service delivery and assisted in policy formulation

Department of Transport Overloading control strategy • Overload Control Strategy • The objective is to curb road damage and accidents. • Infrastructure Requirements: • Upgrading of existing Weighbridges • Construction of the new Weighbridges in the Road Network in all major freight corridors. • Challenges: • Human Capacity • Overloading control • Technology • Funding

Department of Transport Overloading control strategy • The strategy was developed jointly by all spheres of Government responsible for traffic control. • The purpose of the strategy is to enhance coordination, enforcement, planning and monitoring at all spheres. • The National Overloading Control Technical Committee (NOCTC) is responsible for co-ordination of overloading control. • The NOCTC is chaired by the Department, the committee members: • National • All agencies responsible for road infrastructure • Provinces, Local Authorities and Prosecution

Department of Transport Dangerous goods • Objective: • To ensure safe transportation of dangerous goods, persons, environment, physical road infrastructure • Effective harmonised international legislation. • Introduction of UN Recommendations. • Harmonise legislation regionally that will respond to the safe classification, packaging, vehicle design, handling, labelling, driver training and incident management.

Department of Transport Dangerous goods • Promote international trade SA and Region • Earn foreign exchange • Introduce and maintain an effective enforcement regime to police legislation: • Appointment and training of dangerous goods inspectors as required in terms of the NRTA • Train traffic officials and other enforcement agencies • Prosecute offenders

Department of Transport Public transport • Funding trends

Department of Transport Funding trends: Rail 6, 3% 19, 9% 6, 0% 5, 9% 8, 8% 9, 7% 9, 9% 2002/03: Growth of 20% due to an additional R 146 m for rolling stock and rail extensions and an additional R 160 m for subsidies 2005/06 to 2007/08: Adjustments for VAT and additional R 100 m and R 250 m In 2006/07 and 2007/08

Department of Transport Funding trends: Bus 20, 3% 7, 7% 12, 0% 5, 0% 4, 9% 6, 0% 5, 0% 2001/02: Additional subsidy allocation of R 150 m 2003/04: Carry forward from baseline adjustments R 160 m and additional allocations of R 150 m

Department of Transport Public Transport Bus subsidies: The policy objective is to transform the bus subsidies to public transport subsidies, with the aim of: • Addressing modal inefficiencies • Targeting the rural and urban poor • Provide support for existing municipal bus services Taxi recapitalisation: • The role of the Provincial sphere of Government is critical to the rollout of the taxi recapitalisation project • The readiness of Provinces to deliver on the rollout of the recapitalisation was assessed, and business plans are being developed to address the Provincial needs

Department of Transport Public Transport Commuter rail: The coordination and communication regarding commuter rail service provision are managed through various liaison committees established between the Department, SARCC, Metrorail, Provinces and Local Authorities

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