CT fails to resolve road funding issue

The issue of funding of road
works to address congestion
near and around one of the
big container depots in Cape
Town remains unresolved.
It is estimated it will cost
the City of Cape Town and
the Western Cape province
more than R5 million to
add a turning lane on the
Koeberg intersection on the
M5 in Maitland where truck
congestion into the nearby
container depot is a major
concern.
City officials have called
on industry to help fund the
road works, as its current
budget does not stretch that
far.
Industry has in turn said
it will look into the feasibility
of contributing towards
the cost of the road works,
but to date no companies
have made any firm
commitments.
According to a spokesman
for the Port Liaison Forum
(PLF) it is liaising with
various other organisations
and role-players as it is
critical a solution be found to
the congestion experienced
around the container depot.