Mobility

Question by: 
Hon Nomafrench Mbombo
Answered by: 
Hon Isaac Sileku
Question Number: 
23
Question Body: 

(a)Since the start of the 2025/26 financial year to date, what progress has been made in expanding the Go George public transport service, (b) what specific routes or areas have been added or are currently under development as part of this expansion, (c) what has been the total cost of the expansion to date, including (i) infrastructure, (ii) operational and (iii) contractual costs, (d) how much of this cost has been funded by the (i) Western Cape Government, (ii) George Municipality and (iii) national government respectively and (e) what are the Deprtment’s projected (i) timelines and (ii) budget allocations for the further rollout of the Go George services during the remainder of the 2025/26 financial year?

Answer Body: 
  1. For the 2025/26 financial year to date no additional routes have been rolled out. However, progress has been made through the implementation of extensive roadworks programmes across the network. These roadworks programmes were enabled by additional adjustment-budget allocations from the National Department of Transport and have required that the GO GEORGE services prioritise the spare fleet available to accommodate for traffic congestion and rerouting during these roadworks. The growth in services over the 11 years of operations has meant that the road network has needed significant investment to ensure stable operations.
  2. No new routes have been added during the current financial year. The only route currently under development is the planned Thembalethu – Garden Route Mall service.  The rollout of this service is dependent on sections of the road network currently under construction being reopened to two-way traffic after December 2025. Once these roadworks are complete, the GO GEORGE system will be able to redeploy its available spare fleet.
  3. Although there has been no further route expansion this year, the total project expenditure for 2025/26 to-date is as follows:
    1. Infrastructure - R 149 million
    2. Operational costs – R79 million
    3. Contractual costs (fleet maintenance, ITS and AFC, support contracts) - R27 million
  4. For the 2025/26 financial year, the funding contributions towards the GO GEORGE project are as follows:
    1. Western Cape Government - R268 million
    2. George Municipality – R10.4 million
    3. National Government - R472 million
  5. The projected timelines and budget allocations for further roll-out of Go-George services during the 2025/26 financial year are as follows:
    1. Timelines: the Thembalethu – Garden Route Mall service are to be rolled out before the end of the 2025/26 financial year.
    2. Budget allocations: The operational cost of rolling-out the Thembalethu – Garden Route Mall service is projected at R312 500 per month, which has been fully budgeted for within the Department’s approved allocations. No additional infrastructure expenditure is required, as the service will make use of existing GO GEORGE infrastructure along established corridors.
Date: 
Friday, November 14, 2025
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