Transport minister Fikile Mbalula was asked how many potholes the country has.
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says South Africa is facing a significant roads maintenance backlog which has continued to grow over the last decade.
“It is true that potholes cannot be eradicated; however, to ensure that roads are properly maintained, my department is providing support – supplementary funding of just over R12 billion per annum to provinces – through the Provincial Road Maintenance Grant that is ringfenced for the maintenance, rehabilitation, strengthening of paved roads, re-gravelling, gravel road blading and blacktop patching including pothole repairs.
Traffic is the most important factor influencing pavement performance. The performance of pavements is mostly influenced by the loading magnitude, configuration and the number of load repetitions by heavy vehicles.
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