Infrastructure
Question by:
Hon Brett Herron
Answered by:
Hon Tertuis Simmers
Question Number:
1
Question Body:
With reference to the proposed wall being built along the N2:
- What role is his Department playing in terms of (a) planning, (b) approving and (c) overseeing the wall;
- whether a feasibility study has been conducted on the section of the wall that is under provincial jurisdiction; if not, why not; if so, what are the details of the study;
- whether any money has already been spent on (a) planning, (b) design or (c) any other preliminary work for the provincial section of the wall; if so, how much?
Answer Body:
- (a)(b)(c) The Department has not been formally engaged regarding the proposed N2 wall and, at this stage, has no involvement in its planning. Should a wall be proposed on any section(s) of the N2 where the Department is the road authority, any such structure would require formal approval by the Department in terms of the Roads Ordinance 19 of 1976.
- As above. The Department hasn’t been engaged in relation to the proposed wall and is not involved in any studies pertaining to such a structure.
- No funds have been spent by the Department on any work relating to the proposed wall.
Date:
Friday, February 20, 2026
