According to the South African Government website, October is known as ‘Transport Month’. The website states that the Department of Transport and its entities must showcase transport infrastructure services in aviation; maritime; public transport and roads during the month.
The department is also supposed to bring in new road safety initiatives and also create awareness of the economic benefits in the transport sector. On October 15, the City of Johannesburg (COJ) celebrated Transport Month.
Mayor Herman Mashaba was joined by the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) during a service delivery blitz in Region B, where they focused primarily on road markings and road reinstatements.
“I was joined by the MMC for Transport, Cllr Nonhlanhla Makhuba, as we engaged with the JRA’s road marking, deep patching, and signage teams.
“This comes after many roads have been resurfaced in Hurlingham, Victory Park and the surrounding areas, and now need to be marked. The blitz is a visible service delivery operation on-road service defects in Randburg.
“All teams of the hosting and surrounding Depots join in the cleaning, painting, and repairing of road infrastructure,” said the Mayor.
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According to the mayor, the aim of the campaign is to eliminate road defects backlog in all regions.
“Without a functioning road network system, we cannot run a modern economy. Road infrastructure is key in any city to keep business moving.”
As vandalism is a real issue in our community where vandals steal cables from the traffic lights or steal the road signs for cash, the mayor added:
“I would also like to encourage residents of these and other communities to report any and all acts of vandalism and theft of our shared infrastructure.”
“The daily operations of JRA goes a long way in ensuring our residents are served with pride, and we cannot allow theft and vandalism to impact progress that has been made.”
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