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Minister Barbara Creecy pictured during a Lebombo Border Bridge visit in Mpumalanga. Minister Barbara Creecy pictured during a Lebombo Border Bridge visit in Mpumalanga.
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has announced that more than R22 billion has been invested by South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) in the refurbishment of major national roads in Mpumalanga.
She revealed this during her site visit to the flood-damaged areas along the R40 road, which connects Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
There are five damaged sites on the road, including the recently reconstructed bridge near Klipkopjes Dam outside White River that cost more than R40 million.
The bridge experienced severe cracks in early January, just a month after it was reopened. It had been closed in early 2023 due to a sinkhole.
Minister Creecy says work is underway to repair the damaged parts of the R40.
“Here on the R40, we’ve got five sites where there has been slippage. It doesn’t all look the same, but it’s essentially the same problem. And of those five sites, three are currently active, meaning we are busy working on repairing them. Two are in the procurement stage. Altogether on the R40, we’re spending R120 million.”
The minister has also visited the Lebombo Border Post:
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Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy is visiting Lebombo Border Post in Mpumalanga Province today to assess the state of operations at the Port of Entry (PoE)
Minister Creecy is joined by the Mozambique Minister of Transport and Logistics, João Jorge Matlombe… pic.twitter.com/JR744wl5GD
— Department of Transport (@Dotransport) April 7, 2026
