OBJECTIVES

The National Land Transport Transition Act of 2000 directs government to actively promote public transport. The Gautrain project illustrates Gauteng Government’s commitment in this regard. It also strives to support the priorities of the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) which are, amongst others:

accelerated economic growth, development and infrastructure delivery, with emphasis on:

• job creation;
• quality service delivery;
• good governance;
• SME development;
• investment in black economic empowerment;
• convergence of Public-Private Partnerships; and
• promotion of tourism.

With the implementation of the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link project the GPG also strongly considered the improvement of transport and land use co-ordination and the integration of the different modes of transport.

The image of public transport will also be improved with the Gautrain.

Other objectives of this project include the:

• strengthening of existing development nodes in Gauteng;
• promotion of urban restructuring and redevelopment;
• facilitation of the revitalisation of the Johannesburg and Tshwane central business districts; and
• improvement of accessibility and mobility in the Johannesburg and Tshwane corridor.

As mentioned before, an important objective of the project is to alleviate the traffic congestion on existing roads between Johannesburg and Tshwane. It is Government’s policy to promote public transport as an alternative to the private car by ensuring the provision of adequate public transport infrastructure, facilities and services.