Right of Reply: N2 Wild Coast toll road will be a catalyst for sustained development By Vusi Mona
network. It is a fact that the National Treasury should – and will – be responsible for the allocation of funds that are sufficient for SANRAL to meet its existing mandate but alsothe introduction of private funding through toll road development and public-private-partnerships has increased the funding envelope and enabled SANRAL to achieve better results than it could have if it were only reliant on fiscal allocations.
There is a significant role for public funding but this has to take place within a bigger national conversation on funding models for road infrastructure, including the future of toll roads. The clear reality is that roads have to compete with other pressing socio-economic priorities for funding from the fiscus. However, without sufficient and well-maintained roads socio-economic delivery cannot take place, our urban cores will grind to a halt and our rural areas will be further excluded from the mainstream of growth and opportunities.
While some sections are new roads, for the most part, it is upgrading existing roads. The N2 between East London and Durban developed from trading routes used by ox cart and horse wagons. The upgrading of the existing N2 route between East London and Durban from a gravel road to a surfaced road began in the 1930s and has been continually improved through a number of projects through the years since.
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