Sanral to spearhead efforts to fix pothole-ridden roads
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has launched a new 16-month campaign, spearheaded by national roads agency Sanral, to rid the country’s roads of potholes.
The campaign will also allow motorists, through a new mobile app, to report potholes on roads nationwide.
Mbalula announced the campaign during Operation Valazonke in Vanderbijlpark in the Vaal on Monday ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa's community outreach gathering imbizo on Friday.
The campaign will see the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) work with provinces and municipalities to identify potholes on national, regional, and municipal roads.
"We have therefore engaged extensively with other spheres of government on the implementation of a campaign that will ensure a singular focus on the pothole challenge,” Mbalula said.
“Cabinet has equally endorsed this campaign which brings our collective capacity to bear to tackle potholes in our municipalities and provinces.
"The app will work in conjunction with the Sanral pothole management app and will allow the public to raise any issues, upload pictures of potholes, and provide real-time location of the road on an interactive map that will show the owners of the different roads.
The app is already available on the IOS system app and is not available for Android users yet.
VALA ZONKE - KWALA KAOFELA
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