Transport and Public Works
Whether any funds have been allocated to district municipalities in the (a) current financial year and (b) past three years for the maintenance of gravel roads; if not, why not; if so, (i) to which municipalities, for each case, (ii) which roads, (iii) at what cost, (iv) what control measures have been (aa) implemented, (bb) applied and (cc) adhered too to ensure that allocated funds are used correctly?
[a] Yes, see [b]
[b]
|
DM’s |
2011/12 |
2012/13 |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
|
Central Karoo |
R 26 650 000 |
R 28 600 000 |
R 17 741 000 |
R 32 090 000 |
|
Overberg |
R 34 773 000 |
R 34 443 000 |
R 36 406 000 |
R 49 061 000 |
|
Westcoast |
R 55 485 000 |
R 49 268 000 |
R 58 310 000 |
R 75 094 000 |
|
Cape Winelands |
R 61 668 000 |
R 58 145 000 |
R 67 014 000 |
R 79 721 000 |
|
Eden |
R 110 272 000 |
R 87 900 000 |
R 100 902 000 |
R 106 320 000 |
|
TOTAAL |
R 288 848 000 |
R 258 356 000 |
R 280 373 000 |
R 342 286 000 |
[i] Funds are allocated to all 5 District Municipalities.
[ii] The allocated funds are for the maintenance of all proclaimed roads prioritised per type and class of road as stipulated in the Memorandum of Agreements with the respective District Roads Engineers;
[iii] The total costs inclusive of labour, plant and administration are shown in the table above;
[iv] [aa] Control measures for execution and quality control are written into the Memorandum of Agreement with the individual District Municipalities.
[bb] Control measures are applied through the use of “Standard Road Building Methods”, a directive of the Province.
[cc] Monthly financial and quarterly general meetings are held in order to monitor spending of funds and the progress of work.
