Following an endorsement by the Council, the City of Cape Town will soon launch its Congestion Management Programme aimed at addressing traffic congestion in the mother city over the next five financial years.
Last month the City’s executive mayor, Patricia de Lille, took the lead by committing an additional R750 million over a period of five years for road infrastructure projects to alleviate the major pressure points in the city.
“The R750 million will be spent in accordance with the Congestion Management Programme which was approved by Council. The programme prioritises the congestion points and specifies how the City will begin to address these – not only in terms of infrastructure, but also in terms of operations and behavioural change,” said the City’s mayoral committee member: transport, Brett Herron.
The R750 million will be spent as follows:
· R125 million in the next financial year (2016/17)
· R200 million in 2017/18
· R200 million in 2018/19
· R125 million in 2019/20 and
· R100 million in 2020/21
