Select Committee on FinanceNational Council of Provinces

Intergovernmental Fiscal Review 2001/02 to 2007/08

20 October 2005

Department

of Transport

Contents of presentationDepartment

of Transport

Past Performance

Road infrastructure

Road traffic management

Public transport

Past PerformanceDepartment

of Transport

Past Performance

• Roads• Non-Motorised transport• 2010 Soccer World Cup• National Traffic Information System (NaTIS)• Bus subsidy reform• Taxi recapitalisation• Passenger rail• Transport Planning

Department

of TransportRoads co-ordination

• The Roads Coordinating Body was established and is operational

• Completed audit and development of specifications of National Road Network Management System

• The Trans Kalahari Corridor Management Committee has been established with an action plan for the enhancement and further development of the Trans Kalahari corridor

• Roads authorities across all spheres will classify the various types of roads

Department

of TransportRoad infrastructure upgrading

• The primary road network was extended by 7300 km of roads• The N1 Vaal, N1 Great North and N4 East Toll plazas were opened • Poverty alleviation projects created 1,457 jobs; resulted in the

building of 110 ramps or crossings; the construction of 91 km of

sidewalks; the upgrade of 310 km of gravel roads; road clearance of

374 km and the construction of 9 bridges• The infrastructure of 23 border posts was upgraded• SANRAL was a major contributor to a locally developed Pave

Concrete Pavement Design method• The landmark Nelson Mandela Bridge was completed• An upgrade of the N2 in support of the Coega development was 55

per cent completed at a cost of R 42 million• The N4 Platinum Highway project has been completed and launched

on 30 September 2005. Toll plazas were opened by December 2003.• On the N2, 50 bridges were repaired and 13 rehabilitated

Department

of TransportNon-Motorised Transport

• Allocated R16,4 million for Non-Motorised Transport over the last 5 years. Provinces contributed R4million

• Delivered 11 410 bicycles• Established 22 facilities for sale and maintenance• Infrastructure activities were planned and designs for

construction are underway• Ten animal drawn carts have been completed to test

new technology – complies with SABS standards and SPCA specifications

• Six prototypes being designed and tested

Department

of Transport

Progress:

• Developed a draft “Towards a 2010 Transport Action Agenda”• Established an Interdepartmental Adjudication Committee to evaluate

proposals• Developed Proposed Adjudication Criteria• Separate Guidelines were developed for National Transport Agencies,

Cities and Provinces• Transport Agencies, Cities and Provinces were invited to submit

Transportation Management Priority Statements that contains candidate projects and key sustainable public transport improvements that meet both the objectives of long term mobility and support the success of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

• Projects amounting to R241,7 million were approved• Recommended projects for the remainder of the MTEF period

amounts to R1,872bn

2010 Soccer World Cup - New Conditional Grant for Public Transport Infrastructure

Department

of TransportNational Traffic Information System (NaTIS)

• Draft Law Enforcement Code completed and ready for discussion

• eNaTIS hardware successfully deployed in Gauteng and Western Cape (100% completed)

• New central data and disaster recovery centre completed

• Overall hardware deployment is 70% complete• Deployment is continuing in Mpumalanga,

Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal• 80% of the expenditure on the migration project

was incurred to date• Targeted completion date is March 2006

Department

of TransportBus subsidy reform

• Developed a passenger charter• All interim contracts now on the Subsidy Management System• Developed a model for supervision and monitoring• Restructured the system for allocation of bus contracts• 58 bus contracts awarded in terms of the new competitive tendering

system • Two bus contracts to run for a period of five years, were negotiated

with state-owned bus companies, paving the way for the restructuring of Durban Transport and North West Star

• Amended the National Land Transport Transitional Act to allow Provinces to pursue the implementation of the tender contract system

• MINMEC decision that bus subsidies should be transformed to public transport subsidies

• All interim contracts must be transformed into tendered and negotiated contracts over the next two years

• Funding requirements (+25-30%) hamper the transition to tendered contracts

Department

of TransportTaxi recapitalisation

• Revised approach approved by Cabinet• Provincial readiness assessment was completed• The following issues were approved by Cabinet in July

2005:• Final vehicle safety Regulations• Rollout and implementation strategy• Rollout and implementation project plan

• The vehicle safety Regulations were gazetted on 1 September 2005

• The tender specifications for the Scrapping Administration Agency in the process of being finalised. Agency expected to be operational by January 2006

• Conversion of permits to operating licences will be completed by 30 November 2005

• The regulation of the industry is being finalised with amendments to the NLTTA Act.

Department

of TransportPassenger rail infrastructure upgrading

• Passenger rail coaches overhauled and upgraded:

Quantities

2002/03 2003/04 2004/05

Overhauls 238 300 401

Upgrades 125 53 64• Surveys were completed for Akasiaboom modal integration• For Mabopane station:

• Infrastructure upgrades completed (water and sewer systems)• Electric installations and ablution facilities completed• Construction of taxi lanes in progress• Fire detection and prevention systems completed

• For Khayelitsha railway extension:• Design and planning completed• Labour intensive procurement model completed• Construction to be started

• Cabinet approved the consolidation of passenger rail entities

Department

of TransportTransport planning

The National Land Transport Transitional Act requires Provinces to complete Provincial Land Transport Frameworks (PLTF’s) and Municipalities to prepare Integrated Transport Plans (ITP’s), comprising of Current Public Transport Records (CPTR’s), Operating License Strategy (OLS), Rationalisation Plans and Public Transport Plans (PTP’s).

Progress:• Eight Provinces completed their PLTF’s. The last one is

in its final draft• Eighty five per cent of Municipalities completed their

ITP’s. The others are expected by December 2005

Road infrastructureDepartment

of Transport

Road infrastructure

• Infrastructure• Roads coordination• Funding trends• Related developments• MTEF outlook

Road infrastructureDepartment

of Transport

• 753 000 km of road network• 532 000 km proclaimed

• 6 700km (2001) National roads increased to 14 000 (2005) through provincial transfers

• 357 000km Provincial surfaced (17%), gravel (57%) and access (26%)

• 168 000km Municipal roads • 221 000km Unclassified road network• In 2001 National (1%), Provincial (47%), Municipal

(23%) and Unclassified (29%)

10880127312648344Total (As at 31 March 2005)

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National road networkDepartment

of Transport

Description Non Toll State Toll BOT Total

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Single10 782 548 640 11 970

Total (Current) 11 653 1 079 1 318 14 050

National road networkDepartment

of Transport

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of TransportPavement age trend

Roads coordinationDepartment

of Transport

• Strategic Framework for Roads Development initiated (2001), scheduled for tabling in Cabinet (2005)

• Proposed new Road Classification System• Horizon 2010 Vision for Strategic National Road Network

(20000km)• Overall leadership at MINMEC supported by COTO• Roads Coordinating Body (RCB) established in 2003 to

coordinate across spheres and across sectors • Mini-RCBs being established and championed by provinces• Migration of Roads function to Provincial Departments of

Transport in four provinces to improve delivery and efficiency • Road transfers to SANRAL nearing conclusion• Freight Task Groups and Corridor Committees being

established

Funding trendsDepartment

of Transport

• Total Roads Funding for all Spheres• 2003/04 – R10.071 billion• 2004/05 – R10.603 billion

• National Roads Funding Trend• 2001/02 – R1.068 billion• 2007/08 – R2.472 billion

• Provincial Roads Funding Trend• 2001/02 – R4.062 billion• 2007/08 – R9.520 billion

• Municipal Roads funding R2.9 billion in 2003/04 and R2.8 billion in 2004/05

Funding trendsDepartment

of Transport

• Significant growth in national and provincial budgets i.e from 5.1billion in 2001/02 to 7.8 billion in 2004/05 going up to 12 billion in 2007/08

• Provincial roads grew by R2.3 billion in 2001/02 – 2004/05 and is set to grow by R3.2 billion over the nest 3 years to R9.5 billion by 2007/08

• Municipal roads just below R3 billion from 2003/04 to 2004/05, however significant allocations included in MIG

• In 2004/05 Provincial spend on Capex: Maintenance was 58%:42%• Trends on maintenance spend show that provincial spend has

increased from R2 billion in 2001/02 to R2.8 billion in 2004/05 and is expected to rise to R3.8 billion in 2007/08 (average 11% growth)

• Disparity on percentage spend on maintenance e.g. high for EC, Gauteng, North West and low for NC, Free State and Limpopo.

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2001/02: Correction of baseline (previously cut by R 292m)2004/05 and 2005/06: Additional allocations of R 200m and R 250m2007/08: Additional R 480m

Funding trends: National Roads

Related developmentsDepartment

of Transport

• Development and implementation of the National Overload Control Strategy• Protection of road infrastructure• DOT, SANRAL providing assistance to provinces

• Development of Rural Transport Development Strategy (RTDS) • Focus on rural access roads• Mainstreaming of Non-Motorised Transport

• National Freight Logistics Strategy• Freight Corridor Development• Road infrastructure bottleneck improvement

MTEF outlookDepartment

of Transport

• Implementation of the Strategic Framework for Roads• Revamp of institutional structures and service delivery

models• Reclassification of SA’s road network system• Improvement of Road Network Management Systems• Assessment of Municipal road network and focus on access

roads• Conclusion of road transfers to SANRAL• Intensification of implementation of Overload Control Strategy• Roll out of Freight Logistics and Rural Transport Strategies• Strengthening of integrated planning and delivery through

Roads Coordinating Body

Road Traffic ManagementDepartment

of Transport

Road traffic management

• Role of the Road Traffic Management Corporation

• Strategic projects of cooperation• Overloading control• Dangerous goods

Department

of TransportRole of the Road Traffic Management Corporation

• To strengthen cooperation and coordination between the spheres of government in the management of road traffic;

• To enhance overall quality of road traffic management and service provision;

• To maximize effectiveness of provincial and local government efforts, particularly in road traffic law enforcement;

• To create business opportunities, particularly for the historically disadvantaged sectors, to supplement public sector capacity;

• To guide and sustain the expansion of private sector investment in road traffic management.

Department

of TransportStrategic projects of cooperation

• Recruit and train 1350 traffic officers per annum to provide for the current shortfall and enhance the level of enforcement

• Traffic Officers to be deployed on the National Roads

• Provision of patrol cars & equipment to provincial and local traffic authorities per annum

• Establishment and setting up of the Accident Bureaus that will contain recent and comprehensive accident information

Department

of TransportStrategic projects of cooperation

• Improve training of law enforcement personnel, through enhanced training material and an introduction of a formal refresher course programme for long service officers

• Publish and implement Law Enforcement Code that will set performance targets for the traffic law enforcement

• Publish the National Road Traffic and Transport Charge Book that will provide traffic officers with a summary of all traffic violations

• The centralisation of information through the development of NaTIS has enhanced law enforcement, improved service delivery and assisted in policy formulation

Department

of TransportOverloading control strategy

• Overload Control Strategy • The objective is to curb road damage and

accidents. • Infrastructure Requirements:

• Upgrading of existing Weighbridges• Construction of the new Weighbridges in the Road

Network in all major freight corridors.• Challenges:

• Human Capacity• Overloading control• Technology• Funding

Department

of TransportOverloading control strategy

• The strategy was developed jointly by all spheres of Government responsible for traffic control.

• The purpose of the strategy is to enhance coordination, enforcement, planning and monitoring at all spheres.

• The National Overloading Control Technical Committee (NOCTC) is responsible for co-ordination of overloading control.

• The NOCTC is chaired by the Department, the committee members:

• National

• All agencies responsible for road infrastructure

• Provinces, Local Authorities and Prosecution

Department

of TransportDangerous goods

• Objective:

• To ensure safe transportation of dangerous goods, persons, environment, physical road infrastructure

• Effective harmonised international legislation.

• Introduction of UN Recommendations.

• Harmonise legislation regionally that will respond to the safe classification, packaging, vehicle design, handling, labelling, driver training and incident management.

Department

of TransportDangerous goods

• Promote international trade SA and Region

• Earn foreign exchange

• Introduce and maintain an effective enforcement regime to police legislation:

• Appointment and training of dangerous goods inspectors as required in terms of the NRTA

• Train traffic officials and other enforcement agencies

• Prosecute offenders

Public transportDepartment

of Transport

• Funding trends

Public transport

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of Transport Funding trends: Rail

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2002/03: Growth of 20% due to an additional R 146m for rolling stockand rail extensions and an additional R 160m for subsidies2005/06 to 2007/08: Adjustments for VAT and additional R 100m and R 250mIn 2006/07 and 2007/08

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2001/02: Additional subsidy allocation of R 150m2003/04: Carry forward from baseline adjustments R160m and additionalallocations of R 150m

Funding trends: Bus

Department

of Transport

Bus subsidies:

The policy objective is to transform the bus subsidies to public transport subsidies, with the aim of:

• Addressing modal inefficiencies• Targeting the rural and urban poor• Provide support for existing municipal bus services

Taxi recapitalisation:

• The role of the Provincial sphere of Government is critical to the rollout of the taxi recapitalisation project

• The readiness of Provinces to deliver on the rollout of the recapitalisation was assessed, and business plans are being developed to address the Provincial needs

Public Transport

Department

of Transport

Commuter rail:

The coordination and communication regarding commuter rail service provision are managed through various liaison committees established between the Department, SARCC, Metrorail, Provinces and Local Authorities

Public Transport

Department

of Transport

Thank you