Transport Month 2026
During Transport Month in October 2026, the Department of Infrastructure highlighted the important role well-built and maintained roads play in connecting people to places, opportunities and important services like healthcare and schools. The Department also opened major Western Cape roads and provided updates on the repair of roads damaged in the May 2026 floods.
Roads are connectors
Every day, roads lead thousands of people across the province to opportunity and a better tomorrow. In Transport Month, we celebrated what our roads accomplish and thank the men and women who build them.
The Ashton Arch
Louis Fourie Road
N7 Refinery
Van Schoorsdrift Interchange
Louis Fourie Road - Beach Boulevard
Van Schoorsdrift Interchange drone
Bainskloof Pass
Roads projects updates
- Good progress on emergency repair works to Smalblaar Bridge
- DOI repairs to divisional and trunk roads near Worcester are complete
- New Roads4U features improve communication and accelerate service delivery
- Good progress on Seven Passes flood-damage repairs
- Good progress on Meiringspoort emergency flood-damage repairs
- R530 million Louis Fourie Road upgrade officially opened in Mossel Bay
- R227.2 million N9/N12 upgrade improves road safety while creating local economic opportunities
- R797 million N7 upgrade advances road safety, connectivity and local economic opportunities
- R5 million temporary bypass progresses to restore connectivity near Villiersdorp
- R1.165 billion road investment advances Franschhoek Pass flood recovery and regional connectivity
- R373.7 million Sir Lowry’s Pass Road upgrade advances safer travel and improved connectivity
- R88.6 million flood-repair programme advances at Klawer and Vredendal