The determination of the expansion route for the Gautrain by Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Mr. Jacob Mamabolo, disregards factual evidence opposing such a move and underscores the poor financial decision to allocate funds to a failing system. The Automobile Association (AA) says publication of the route determination for Phase 1 of the proposed Gauteng Rapid Rail Integrated Network (GRRIN) project – Gautrain – must be rejected and urges the national government to halt any discussions regarding the funding of such expansions.
The determination of the route starts the process of defining a rail reserve for a future railway in Gauteng and, as such, is the first step toward expansion of the existing Gautrain network.
“In August last year, we made a detailed submission outlining our concerns about the expansion of Gautrain. We noted then, as we do again now, that any expansion of Gautrain perpetuates a system that caters to a minority of citizens, all the while…
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