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Monday, 14 December 2009 02:36

 South African government is taking all efforts to complete the 2010 FIFA World Cup transport and infrastructure projects in host cities.

Minister of Transport Sibusiso Ndebele listed a number of road,bus and taxi rank projects that were nearing completion in a written answer to a parliamentary question question raised in the National Assembly about the progress made around the infrastructure development.

In all world cup 2010 host cities constructions show a steady progress and South Africa govermnet is expected to complete the infrastructure development soon.

In Polokwane a number of projects had been completed including the upgrading of the bus terminus, the widening and extension of a number of streets. Construction of a transport hub, the Seshego Park and Ride project, bus depot, fan park are all expected to be completed by the end of this month.

In Nelspruit, construction of the Mataffin Precinct Road access system and the Mataffin Public Transport Rank and Stadium Precinct Boulevard was 60 percent complete.

In Port Elizabeth lanes for a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system along the Govan Mbeki Avenue were 70 percent complete and were expected to be completed at the end of January, while other BRT lanes in the city would be completed by the end of February.

In Durban, a public transport call centre is being set up. Phase two of the project, which covers three areas of focus of enquiries, complaints and infrastructure and touch screens and kiosks, is 95 percent complete.

Ndebele said the only challenge, given the current Durban transport issues, would be the exact date to go live with the project.

In Pretoria, a number of intersections are being upgraded and roads widened and rehabilitated.A lot of work has been taking place in Johannesburg, which will host the opening and closing World Cup matches.

In Cape Town an upgrade of Hospital Bend on the N2/M3 is 84 percent complete, while road works on the N2 to the airport are due to be completed by March.

 

 
Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 January 2010 12:52
 

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