Chapter 11 - Sedibeng District Municipality

• Support GPG goal of making Gauteng a globally competitive city region; and
• Contribute to the realization of NEPA D goals of regional integration.
11.1.2 Overload Control
The GPTRW has embarked on a project to develop and implement a strategy for
controlling overloading in order to protect the province’s road network. The
Department has committed itself to address the overloading of vehicles as one of its
highest priorities. The intention w as to develop short, medium and long ter m
strategies w ith the aim of reducing overloading from an estimated extent of betw een
15 and 30 per cent of all heavy vehicles to 5 per cent (including vehicles overloaded
but w ithin the allow able tolerance limits). The first strategy was completed in June
2000 and has been updated and refined on an annual basis.
The RTMC data reveals the significant number of heavy goods vehicles in the
GautengProvince operating the highest vehicle kilometres in the smallest national and
provincial road netw ork in the country. This is a reflection on the elaborate economic
activities in Gauteng that is driven by road based transportation. A large percentage
of road freight enters and leaves the province on seven major corridors as indicated
in TABLE 11.1 and FIGURE 11.1.
Table 11.1: Major Heavy Vehicle Corridors in Gauteng
Corridor
Description
N3/R23
Johannesburg - Heidelberg – (Durban)
N1/R59
Johannesburg – (Bloemfontein - Cape Town)
N4
Pretoria/East Rand/Jhb – (Nelspruit - Maputo)
N12/N4
Johannesburg – Witbank - Nelspruit
N1/R101 Pretoria/Johannesburg – (Polokw ane – Beitbridge)
N4/R514 Pretoria/Johannesburg – (Rustenburg – Botsw ana)
N12/N14/R501 Johannesburg – (Potchefstroom –Kimberley – Namibia)
Source:Gauteng Overload Control Strategy, 2000.
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