TRANSPORT minister Fikile Mbalula has announced several measures aimed at protecting the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (Prasa’s) valuable rail infrastructure, which has been heavily damaged due to theft and vandalism.
Answering oral questions in parliament on Wednesday (18 November), Mbalula said Prasa has put in place a detailed Recovery Plan to rehabilitate and replace stolen and vandalised infrastructure.
“The affected infrastructure includes the replacement of stolen Overhead Traction Equipment (OHTE), substations, signalling, per way and stations,” he said.
“Of high priority is the two presidential projects, being the Mabopane Corridor in Tshwane and the Central Line in Cape Town. Work on the Mabopane Corridor is nearing completion and is on target to resume phase 1 of services by the end of November 2021.”
One of the new initiatives will see Prasa build concrete walls along identified rail corridors and around substations as an additional measure to improve security.
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