KZN Department of Transport: Pilot Pothole Patching Programme
STATUS: Current
PROJECT LEADER:
Van der Bergh, GM (Mr Gray),
Motala, SY (Ms Shirin)OTHER TEAM MEMBERS: Booysen, AS (Ms Denise),
Ndlovu, MP (Mr Phumlani),
Hart, TGB (Dr Tim),
Ngandu, NSC (Mr Stewart), Verryn, AE (Ms Anna), Mti, S.N. (Ms Sehlule), Govender, S (Ms Subashini), Masvaure, S (Dr Steven), Mathebula, JH (Mr Jabulani)
DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE: ()
Abstract
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport (DoT) is responsible for the maintenance of 7 728km of blacktop road and 23 156km of gravel road. The DoT allocates 40% of its budget to the construction of roads and 60% to the maintenance thereof. In terms of maintenance and construction, the road network assessment indicates a backlog of 227 500m?? of category 1 and 2 potholes that need to be repaired in Durban Region. The Pilot Pothole Patching Programme, conceptualised in 2013, to address the road maintenance needs, as well as to encourage socioeconomic development (wage and self-employment) for special categories of youth (military veterans, females and people living with disabilities) residing in and around the eThekwini Metro of the Durban Region. The DoT has initially decided that the pilot must be implemented over a period of two-years in the eThekwini Metro and based on the outcomes of this activity it may then be implemented in other areas of the Durban Region and District Municipalities across the province.
The HSRC???s role in this study is to evaluate and report on the effective management and the implementation of the Pilot Pothole Patching Programme (PPPP). To this end the HSRC researchers are concerned firstly with the review, clarification and strengthening of the design of the PPPP programme logic and conceptual framework for the DoT, KZN. Secondly they must design the programme management and M&E systems for the PPPP. Thirdly they will build the capacity of DoT-KZN staff through the transfer and practical application of programme management and M&E skills. The Economic Performance and Development unit carries out the work over a period of 41 months and in three phases. This is the Parent Project (MNAFAA) and each Phase is registered as a separate project. At present in 2014 three phases are anticipated. The inception phase of the project was to include a short review study originally identified as being the Ziambele review project and was registered on the RMS as Project MNBFAA. However, the DoT decided not to proceed with this part of the study and allocated the funds for this towards Phase 1, which is registered as MNCFAA on the RMS.
