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for development in various other
sectors.”
SANRAL Project Manager, Renaldo
Lorio, said: “Themajor benefit of this
project will be to address the con-
gestion in the Brackenfell and Kuils
River areas where most of the traffic
congestion occurs on Bottelary Road
via La Belle and Old Oak Roads to the
N1. Another benefit would be the
development of an industrial area,
resulting in the creation of perma-
nent jobs and a boost to economic
growth in the area.”
The City’s Executive Mayor, Patri-
cia de Lille stated: “We are especially
grateful for the contribution fromour
partners. While we have a responsi-
bility to respond to the needs and
growth in the city, merely building
roads will not solve the problem as
this only means more cars on the
road. The key to the City’s congestion
plan is behavioural change. Following
a business-as-usual approach will
only mean more traffic, continued
frustration, and added pressure on
our infrastructure.”
De Lille added, “Tackling conges-
tion will only be effective if all stake-
holders work together to do things
differently by changing our behaviour
and the way we work and use our
roads. We remain committed to ad-
dressing congestionandwill continue
to announce developments in our
Congestion Relief Programme.”
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