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Enhancing Road Infrastructure in Limpopo for Economic Growth

Limpopo Provincial Government focuses on road projects to boost economic development, address challenges in maintenance, construction, and funding. Initiatives under EPWP aim to empower local communities and enhance road safety. Investigation into high construction costs is ongoing.

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Enhancing Road Infrastructure in Limpopo for Economic Growth

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  1. Limpopo Provincial Government Department of Roads and Transport Infrastructure Conditional Grant EPWP Expenditure Presenter M.M Makibelo HOD

  2. Introduction • The Province has a challenge of linking the economic hubs to stimulate Economic growth. • Being rural Province the provincial plan is to make sure that motorists does not drive more than 10 km before they can reach tar road. The Department utilized 100% of the Conditional Grant on projects during the previous financial year. • EPWP fencing projects: Fence is being stolen along the roads by community members, thus stray animals still impose danger to the road users. • EPWP road construction and maintenance project: (i) Emerging contractors do not have finance to sustain their businesses which compel some of the projects abandoned. (ii) Lack of management skills.

  3. ALLOCATION OF GRANTS AND EPWP BUDGET, TO 2006/07 TO 2010

  4. Infrastructure Conditional Grant 2006/07

  5. PROJECTS FOR 2007/2008 -CONDITIONAL GRANTS MAINTENANCE, cont…

  6. Infrastructure Conditional Grant 2007/08 • The cost of Roads construction in the province is higher than those of other provinces. • The Province is conducting an investigation to establish why is the cost higher than other provinces. • Overloading problems: heavy trucks damage the provincial roads as they prefer to use them other than the National Road • Provincial Treasury did not transfer all money for conditional grants for 2005/06,R16 million is still outstanding and the department has committed the funds.

  7. Application of 2006/07 budget • The Province is responsible for 6,514 kms of gravel and 21,996 kms of paved roads. Progress on Provincial roads infrastructure.

  8. EPWP NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

  9. EPWP Fencing Project: - people to be employed , 2007/08

  10. SUMMARY FOR 2007/8

  11. PROGRESS ON EPWP PROJECTS, 2007/8 • 2007/8 plans for road construction, road maintenance and fencing projects are in place and being implemented. • Process of appointing contractors is being finalised for new projects. • Department intends to empower local people, especially rural women. • Department is negotiating with the ESKOM Foundation and Waterberg District Municipality to join hands for the implementation of regravelling programme which will be more labour intensive.

  12. THE END

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