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News and Speeches for Department of Transport and Public Works

Roadworks in George and Wilderness progressing well

26 April 2017

A Department of Transport and Public Works (DTPW) project to reseal, rehabilitate and perform structural maintenance on 20 km of road in George and Wilderness is nearing completion. Read More

Two killed on Western Cape roads this weekend

24 April 2017

A preliminary report from Western Cape Provincial Traffic Services indicates that two people died on the province’s roads over the weekend. Read More

Masakh'iSizwe bursaries awarded to 72 university students

22 April 2017

Below is an excerpt from the speech delivered by Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works at the Masakh’iSizwe Bursary Awards Ceremony in Cape Town today, 22 April 2017. Read More

Minister Grant to award Masakh’iSizwe bursaries to university students

20 April 2017

Donald Grant, Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works will award Masakh’iSizwe bursaries to 72 university students in the transport, engineering or built environment fields on Saturday, 22 April 2017. Read More

Safely Home releases #Boozefreeroads Easter road safety message

14 April 2017

The Western Cape Government’s road safety initiative, Safely Home, has released an Easter Road Safety message under the slogan “Alcohol and the Roads Don’t Mix”. Read More

Spike in head-on collisions concerning ahead of busy Easter period

12 April 2017

Statement by Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More

Safely Home Provincial Easter Operational Plan

11 April 2017

Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works and the Department’s Provincial Traffic Chief will brief the media on the 2017 Safely Home Provincial Read More

Update on N2 roadworks project

10 April 2017

A Department of Transport and Public Works (DTPW) project to rehabilitate 7 km of the N2 between Borcherds Quarry Rd and the R300, and to add a third lane in both directions, is 75% complete. Read More

Five road users killed on Western Cape roads this weekend

10 April 2017

A preliminary report from Western Cape Provincial Traffic Services indicates that three pedestrians and two drivers died on the province’s roads over the weekend. Read More

Easter arrangements for Montagu roadworks

6 April 2017

Certain roadworks currently under way in Montagu will be suspended from 7 to 18 April 2017 for the Easter holidays. Read More

Stormwater installation in Montagu

4 April 2017

The Department of Transport and Public Works (DTPW) is making good progress on a 36-month contract to rehabilitate and upgrade various sections of the R60 and R62 between Ashton and Montagu Read More