The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has resumed construction on the R82 (Old Vereeniging Road) between De Deur and Walkerville in the Sedibeng District.
The project, which had experienced delays due to underperformance by previous consultants, is now being fast-tracked with a new contractor on-site.
Completion is expected by October 2026.
Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela says they realised that there is poor project management in infrastructure development in government.
“I was in the legislature doing oversight on infrastructure for instance, and amongst others is after handover, which is something that has been happening, after handover to a contractor there is really no one who follows up on the work done, because we could’ve picked up early, that this contractor, is not even fit to continue doing construction of that particular facility,” says Diale-Tlabela.
