More South Africans rely on cars for transport in metropolitan cities. Cities are thus becoming more populated than ever before. Relying on private cars as the major form of transport, traffic congestion is spiralling out of control.
National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) figures showed that a total of 56 341 new vehicles were sold in March 2006, up 29,1% from March 2005. As a result of the record sales, Naamsa revised its growth projections for 2006 from 10% to between 15% and 20%.
There are 300 000 cars in the Johannesburg-Tshwane traffic corridors per day. It will increase by 7% per year. In Johannesburg alone, there are 3.2-million people.
A solution is for cities to become more welcoming and dynamic when freed from congestion – this is where Gautrain moves in.
It is estimated that Gautrain will reduce the traffic congestion between Johannesburg and Tshwane by 20%. Access to integrated public transport will provide the only sustainable solution as more people want to live in the city.
Construction Update
- CONSTRUCTION UPDATE – JUNE AND JULY August 26, 2011A) CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION AND THE START OF PHASE 2 OPERATIONS On 02 August 2011 the second phase of the Gautrain System – the route linking Rosebank Station in Johannesburg to Hatfield Station in Tshwane – was opened for commercial service. This follows the initial launch of Gautrain services on 08 June 2010, just three days […]
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