A major road-maintenance blitz has kicked off in Magaliesburg, where Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, launched an intensive programme to rehabilitate critical mobility routes, including the R563, R509 and R24.

According to Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport spokesperson Lesiba Mpya, the activation is part of a province-wide effort to repair road infrastructure, improve safety, and strengthen service delivery across all municipalities. Mogale City is included in the programme due to its tourist destinations and accommodation in Magaliesburg and key routes that lead to Hartbeespoort Dam and Rustenburg.

“The targeted routes carry high traffic volumes and are vital for connecting local communities, supporting businesses, boosting tourism, and enabling freight movement throughout the West Rand,” said Mpya.

The department has recently enhanced its maintenance capabilities, allowing teams to respond more effectively to potholes, storm damage, electrical faults, and other urgent road-infrastructure issues.

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“We are on a campaign to fix Gauteng’s roads and restore service delivery at the pace and scale our communities expect,” Diale-Tlabela said.

The works include resurfacing and patching, rehabilitating sinkholes, restoring streetlights and traffic signals, and stabilising slope failures caused by heavy rains.

“With our increased maintenance capacity, we can now meet repair targets not only in Mogale but across Gauteng,” the MEC noted.

She further emphasised that well-maintained roads reduce crashes by eliminating hazards such as potholes, faulty signals, and poorly lit stretches.

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The R563, with a partially closed-off section in Oaktree due to a sinkhole, is one of Mogale’s key priority corridors, and the MEC added that it forms part of a broader programme aimed at improving mobility and road safety across the province. Despite the road falling under Gauteng province’s jurisdiction, it is essential for many Mogale residents. Oversights of the sinkhole were conducted; however, the road remains closed with no reopening or repair date announced.

Maintenance activations will continue rolling out across the province in the coming weeks as part of the ongoing infrastructure improvement programme.