Draft roads policy for South Africa

The Draft roads policy for South Africa "sets out the strategic position of National Government on all matters relating to road regulation, roads infrastructure, road safety road funding and Non-motorised Transport (NMT). It does not attempt to address operational matters, except for road safety (which requires a systems approach and thus operational matters are also considered).

This Roads Policy is the first of its kind in South Africa. Although a series of transport and roads strategies and plans have been developed since 1994 (in particular the White Paper on National Transport Policy), the management of the roads environment and its users has not been fully addressed within an overarching national policy for roads. This Roads Policy therefore provides the necessary overarching framework to ensure that South Africa’s roads are better managed, safer, and includes all modes, to deliver a sustainable approach to roads management."