Over the past six months roads in the North West province are a lot safer, according to the South African Roads Agency (SANRAL), after 120 000 potholes and 800 kilometers of tarred road were repaired on the public roads network.

Briefing provincial stakeholders on the Strategic Infrastructure Programme (SIP) 4 at the Special North West Premiers Coordinating Council (NWPCC) held in Mahikeng, SANRAL,  as the implementation agency, highlighted that it had thus far spent  R73,1 million on routine road maintenance across the province.

SANRAL projected that it would have spent a further R71,9 million on rehabilitation of the road infrastructure by November this year. Other projects for implementation under SIP-4 include the resuscitation of rural towns of Groot Marico, Mahikeng and Taung, rollout of 289 public works projects and 30 additional roads projects.