SDM and Road agency Limpopo plans to improve local roads
The engagement formed part of RAL's continuous consultations with district municipalities in the province, aimed at unlocking historic backlogs in the area of roads infrastructure.
BURGERSFORT – Sekhukhune District Municipality (SDM), the least-tarred district in Limpopo Province, is about to receive special attention from Roads Agency Limpopo (RAL), the provincial entity responsible for roads infrastructure.
This follows an engagement between the executive mayor of SDM, Cllr Stan Ramaila, and a delegation of the roads agency led by board chairman, Mr Matome Ralebipi.
Also present at the meeting were RAL’s chief executive officer, Mr Maselaganye Matji and Cllr Mbuzi Mahlangu, member of the mayoral committee responsible for infrastructure.
The meeting was organised to foster integrated planning, help improve stakeholder relations, coordinate project management and to share technical expertise. The municipality and RAL also sought synergies with regards to interactions with the mines which are key economic stakeholders in the district, as well as local business.
This is the first meeting that RAL convened with the newly elected political leadership of SDM, following the August 3 local government elections.
The engagement formed part of RAL’s continuous consultations with district municipalities in the province, aimed at unlocking historic backlogs in the area of roads infrastructure.
The district mayor was delighted to have met with the leadership of RAL. He raised, among others, the crucial issue of joint planning when it comes to project implementation, and social facilitation aimed at calming community dissatisfaction which hampers service delivery.
It was also hoped that through this engagement, RAL will avail its skilled personnel, such as engineers, to the municipality to help in terms of project design, planning and implementation.
The district municipality has serious challenges when it comes to road safety, having the highest prevalence of illegal speed humps on its roads. The hope is that with the improvement of the road infrastructure, these illegal speed humps, which pose a serious hazard to motorists, will be a thing of the past.
A memorandum of understanding between RAL and SDM was signed on December 13.
