Infrastructure
With regard to the maintenance and fixing of traffic lights:
(1) (a) Which sphere of government is responsible for fixing and maintaining the R300 traffic lights in the City of Cape and (b) which sphere of government is responsible for fixing and maintaining traffic lights at national and regional intersections in the City of Cape Town;
(2) whether there is a (a) process and (b) timeline for fixing traffic lights at national and regional intersections in the City of Cape Town; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
[1](a) National Government, through the South African National Roads Agency [SANRAL], is responsible for fixing and maintaining the R300 traffic lights on the section between the N1 [Stellenberg Interchange] and the N2 [Swartklip Interchange]. The Western Cape Government, through the Department of Transport and Public Works [DTPW], is responsible for the section of the R300 between the N2 (Swartklip Interchange) and the M7 (Jakes Gerwel Drive).
[1][b]The respective spheres of government are responsible for the maintenance of their assets which are recorded in their asset registers. In the case of an intersection between roads that respectively belong to two spheres of government, the sphere of government of the higher order road is normally responsible for the maintenance of the traffic signals at the intersection.
[2][a] Yes, there is process for the repairing of traffic signals at intersections on national and regional roads. The sphere of government responsible for the maintenance of that intersection must initiate a repair order within the applicable specifications and procurement regulations.
[2][b] Yes, there are timelines for the repairing of traffic signals at intersections on national and regional roads. The timelines are dependent on the extent and type of damage recorded at the installation, and the specifications and procurement processes that must be followed to repair.
