Fish River SDIFish River SDI

• Coega• EL IDZ• Automobile• Components• Logistics• Engineering• Transport• Clothing & Textiles• Fishing• Plastics• Rubber

Wild Coast Agro-Wild Coast Agro-Tourism CorridorTourism Corridor

• Nelson Mandela Footprint

• Tourism• Agriculture (Maize,

Citrus, Sub-Tropical Fruit)

• Agro-Processing• Fishing• Timber• Toll Road• Wild Coast Meander• Pondoland National

Park• Revitalization Of

Reserves

Sunday’s/Fish River Sunday’s/Fish River Irrigation BeltIrrigation Belt

• Agriculture (Sugar Beet)

• Agro-Processing• Tourism

Karoo Agro-Tourism BeltKaroo Agro-Tourism Belt

• Game Farming• Tourism • Agriculture (wool,

mohair, livestock)• Gariep Water

Transfer

Addo-Elephant / Tsitsikamma Addo-Elephant / Tsitsikamma TourismTourism

• Tourism (Baviaans,Addo, Tsitsikamma)

• Agriculture (Deciduous Fruit-Langkloof)

• Timber

Mandela Tourism CorridorMandela Tourism Corridor

• Wild Coast Tourism

• Mandela’s Birthplace

• Mandela Museum• Eco-Tourism• Adventure

Tourism• Health Spas

Provincial NetworkProvincial Network

Current- Total length 43,600 Km- Paved 5,200- Gravel 38,400

Proposed (new Risfsa Classification)- Total length 10,713 Km- Paved 4,566- Gravel 6,147- (remainder become / Municipal)- Excludes possible new National Roads

currently under evaluation.

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Estimated Condition Paved (more than 50% poor or v.poor)

 

Reconstruct20%5%2%Very poor

Rehabilitate34%16%11%Poor

Re-seal30%38%29%Fair

Re-seal10%34%45%Good

Maintain6%7%13%Very good

ACTION REQUIRED

CURRENTJANUARY 1997

MAY 1995CONDITION

  

Reconstruct10%10%28%Very poor

Re-gravel55%55%40%Poor

Betterment15%15%20%Fair

Blading10%8%10%Good

Blading10%2%2%Very good

ACTION REQUIRED

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“The moving link”

Serving with humility, honesty & integrity

 

Conclusion : 

In terms of the future outlook, the people of the Eastern Cape are pinning their hopes to this

department with regard to the creation of a “Better Life For All” through provision of roads

infrastructure that complements accessible, affordable and demand responsive multi-modal

transportation systems.