MMC Tlangi Mogale Mobilises Full-Scale Road Assessment Drive as Tshwane Prepares for May Resurfacing Blitz
- Mpho Dube
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By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief
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Tshwane MMC for Roads and Transport Tlangi Mogale led a city-wide road assessment drive today, taking her department and ward councillors street by street to identify priority routes for the City’s major resurfacing programme set to begin in May.
Mogale started early in Tshwane and moved through multiple wards with the Roads and Transport team, ANC councillors, and technical officials. The delegation stopped at intersections, taxi ranks, and residential streets where residents have reported long-standing damage. Each site was assessed for surface failure, drainage issues, and traffic volumes.
At a busy intersection, Mogale put on a high-visibility MMC vest and directed traffic to allow engineers to inspect the road safely. Officials documented potholes, edge breaks, and sections where the tar has stripped down to the base.
Councillors provided ward-level input on which roads carry the heaviest load daily, including public transport corridors, school access routes, and roads linking clinics and economic nodes.
The May resurfacing programme is one of the City of Tshwane’s largest planned interventions for 2026. It will be rolled out per region, with contractors allocated to priority zones identified during the current walkabouts. The City is targeting roads where deterioration poses safety risks and disrupts public transport schedules.
Mogale instructed her team to prioritise roads based on three factors. First, roads with high public transport usage. Second, routes that provide access to schools, clinics, and essential services. Third, sections where structural failure could worsen with the approaching winter season. The final list will be cross-checked with ward councillors before the schedule is published.
Ward councillors who joined the walkabout said the on-site approach allows them to show officials specific problem areas that do not always reflect in reports. Residents at several stops engaged the MMC directly, pointing out sections where repeated patching has failed and where resurfacing is now the only solution.
The City will consolidate today’s field data with the existing roads maintenance backlog to produce a final works programme. Once confirmed, the schedule will be communicated through ward structures to help residents and taxi associations plan around the construction periods. The aim is to minimise disruption while crews complete full resurfacing, not temporary patching.
Mogale told officials that accountability for the programme will be tracked ward by ward. Councillors have been tasked with monitoring work in their areas and reporting back on progress and quality. The MMC said the City will publish the approved list of roads and the start dates for each region before the end of April.
The May programme follows months of complaints from motorists and public transport operators about the state of Tshwane’s roads. The City’s Roads and Transport Department confirmed that the budget and contractors for the resurfacing blitz are already in place, with site identification being the final step before rollout.
Today’s walkabout covered wards across the metro, with Mogale leading the team on foot between stops. The MMC said the department will repeat the process in other regions this week to ensure the May programme responds to ground-level conditions across Tshwane.
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