Infrastructure
- (a) What were the last three dates on which the gravel section of the road between Citrusdal and Op-die-Berg over the Middelberg Pass were graded and (b) what is his Department’s assessment of the current condition of this road;
- whether there are any short-term plans to undertake the grading and/or maintenance of this section of road; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
- (a) what are the factors that his Department considers in determining the priority list of sections of gravel road to be upgraded into surfaced roads and (b) which are the top five sections of gravel roads that appear on the Department’s priority list for future surfacing;
- whether economic impact is considered as a criterion to determine the priority list of sections of gravel road to be upgraded into surface roads; if not, why not; if so, how is the economic impact determined?
- (1)(a) The last three dates on which the gravel section of the road between Citrusdal and Op-die-Berg over the Middelberg Pass was graded are provided in the table below:
Road | Start Kilometre | End Kilometre | Last Three Dates | ||
Last Date | Second Last Date | Third Last Date | |||
MR00310 | 84.45 | 94.57 | 14/04/2023 | 25/01/2023 | 24/11/2022 |
MR00310 | 94.57 | 102.33 | 05/04/2023 | 18/01/2023 | 06/12/2022 |
(b) The latest road visual assessment indicates that this section of road is in a poor condition.
- The short-term maintenance plan for this section of gravel road is provided in the table below:
Road | Start Kilometre | End Kilometre | Maintenance Type | Implementation dates |
MR00310 | 84.45 | 94.57 | Road Blading | 15/05/2023 to 17/05/2023 |
MR00310 | 94.57 | 102.33 | Road Blading | 22/05/2023 to 26/05/2023 |
(3) (a) The following factors are considered:
- Cost
- Traffic
- Road condition
- Gravel thickness
- Maintainability
- Material availability
- Agriculture
- Tourism
- Social factors
- Environmental impact
- Resources
(b) The top five gravel road sections for future surfacing are provided in the table below:
Road Number and common name | Start Kilometre | End Kilometre |
DR01098 (Protea Road) | 5.60 | 8.79 |
DR01099 (Babylonstoren Road) | 0.00 | 2.28 |
DR01400 (Nuy Road) | 8.23 | 10.21 |
DR01583 (Sandhoogte Road) | 1.60 | 2.40 |
DR01223 (Ouplaas/ De Hoop Road) | 0.00 | 9.30 |
Yes, economic impact is considered. Network level priorities are optimised through economic lifecycle cost-benefit evaluations to optimally preserve the current road assets and reduce road user costs
