Transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga declares war on potholes: The department of transport has launched a Vala Zonke 'war room' to monitor and manage pothole repairs.
Former transport minister Fikile Mbalula announced Vala Zonke in August to deal with the potholes across the country. The national campaign to fix potholes is a joint effort by the nine provinces and all 278 municipalities.which the public can use to report potholes in their vicinity.
The country’s road infrastructure maintenance backlog is estimated to be more than R200bn and 40% of the provincial network is reported to have reached the end of its life cycle. It’s estimated that 80% of the national road network is now older than its 20-year design life, Mbalula said at the time.
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