Moloto Rail Development Corridor Project

1. Moloto Rail Development Corridor Portfolio Committee on Transport 22 September 2015 M315 Marks Building Cape Town

2. LINK WITH THE SIP’s The project has been identified as a component of the Strategic Integrated Projects (SIP) 01: Unlocking South Africa’s northern mineral belt – under the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission (PICC).

3. PROJECT RATIONALE Long travel times Road accidents with loss of life, injuries and damage to property High cost to both Government and commuters Unacceptable service quality – special needs, delays, quality of life Insufficient and poor road network – feeder services Increasing traffic congestion in urban areas

4. Political Oversight Committee • Minister of Transport (Chair) • National Ministers • MEC’s (Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo) • PRASA • Executive Mayors (Nkangala DM, City of Tshwane, Greater Sekhukhune DM, Thembisile Hani LM, • Dr JS Moroka • LM) GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES • Steering Committee • Director General: DOT (Chair) • Directors General: National Departments • Provincial HOD’s (MP, GP, LP) • PRASA • Municipal Managers (Nkangala DM, City of Tshwane, Greater Sekhukhune DM, Thembisile Hani LM, Dr JS Moroka LM) • Development Bank of SA • Project Management Committee • DOT (Chair) • National Departments • Provincial Departments (MP, GP, LP) • PRASA and SANRAL • Municipalities (Nkangala DM, City of Tshwane, Greater Sekhukhune DM, Thembisile Hani LM, Dr JS Moroka LM) • Development Bank of SA

5. 3% 9% Origins MARBLEHALL MARBLEHALL 40% Distance 118km SIYABUSWA SIYABUSWA R568 R568 N1 GROBLERSDAL N1 GROBLERSDAL 24% 22% Distance 59km MOLOTO MOLOTO Destinations R573 R573 PRETORIA CBD PRETORIA CBD CENTURION CENTURION

6. Tshwane distribution Queenswood Mountain View Capital Park Capital Park 9 Stations to Rayton Pienaarsrus Deernis Gezina Daspoort Daspoort Vilier Eersterust Koedoespoort Koedoespoort Hercules Silverton Technicon Rant Belle Ombre Belle Ombre 14% 39% 13% 18% Hartbeespruit Golf Bosman St Rissik Mears St Walker St Schutte St Hatfield Hatfield Rebecca Pretoria Wes Loftus Barrack Pretoria Pretoria Devenish St 14 stations to De Wildt Elektro 84% of pax to 29 stations in Tshwane & 16 % other modes 5 Station to Saulsville 26+ stations to Park Station

7. RAIL SERVICE DESIGN Operational Plan • 46 Train sets • 12 car train sets • 15 000 passenger / hour • 2 hour peak high • 54 Million operational km (base year) • 3 new staging yards in the corridor • 22.5 Million Passenger Trips per year 2 Hour Peak

8. RAIL SERVICE DESIGN Rail Infrastructure 125 km of double track 3KV DC OHTE 38 Road over rail bridges 23 Rail over road bridges 9 pedestrian bridges 44 river crossings 14 new stations 1 major multi modal interchange 120km/h operational design speed Signalling Systems

9. The feeder services Feeder service design • 49 bus routes • 681 bus stops • 832 km total road length • 385 km currently gravel • 500 km of sidewalks and • 500 km street lighting Operational Plan • 226 low-floor 40 seater buses • 320 peak hour trips (base year) • 9.6 million km (base year)

10. Station Example: Thembalethu Station • Walking distance • < 1km

11. Environmental Due Diligence No environmental fatal flaws. Full environmental Impact Assessment required. A variety of environmental issues/actions. Extensive public participation process required.

12. Project procurement Components Land Acquisition Supply Trains Construct Infrastructure Operate Trains Operate Infrastructure Feeder/ Distribution Bus

13. Moloto Corridor Costs

14. Government Commitment Construction Operations

15. Timeline Summary TA 3 Procurement Operation Period 36 years TA 2 Design Construction 2022/23 2015 2016/17 2017/18 2059 Operations period ends 5 years 36 years Procurement Starts Operation Starts Construction Starts Complete PPP TA1

16. MTEF APPLICATION Funding is requested for the preliminary design, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process and the funding of the PIMO in PRASA as follows:

17. CONCLUSIONS Treasury Approval 1 application submitted in Oct 2014; National Treasury Review Committee considered application on 26th June 2015; PRASA and DOT and are awaiting formal feedback from National Treasury; Key preliminary concern raised by National Treasury: Rail demand forecast indicates and increase in passengers that will entrench the spatial distortions of apartheid - rail proposal is an improved level of service vs current contracting arrangements and in fact will promote Transit Oriented Developments (TOD), act as a driver for local economic development, to promote job creation and improve social cohesion through feeder services that will link social and economic infrastructure.

18. WAYFORWARD Immediate approval for 2016/17 funding required. Preliminary Design Process to commence required in the following work streams: • Technical (Prelim Design, route determination) • Optimised Financial Solution • Environmental Studies • PIMO fully operational 3. Economic development plan and spatial development plan to be coordinated via he Municipal IDP’s and guidance of the PICC relevant SIP’s.

19. Taking the Moloto Rail Development Corridor forward: PRASA has established the Project Implementation and Management Office (PIMO) – located at the PRASA House in Hatfield PRASA to further manage the processes for TA 2 & 3 Approvals and see the project to completion. The DOT to continue working with PRASA and monitor

20. Thank You