Moloto rail corridor plan included in MOU between Prasa and China
THE Moloto Rail Development Corridor is one of the "infrastructure development initiatives" included in a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) and the China Communications Construction Company.That is according to the Presidency‚ which said on Wednesday that President Jacob Zuma attended the signing in Guangzho where he "has stopped … from Hangzhou, where [he] participated in the G-20 summit"."The construction of the rail development corridor is a direct response by government to excessive traffic congestion, numerous fatal road accidents and general economic underdevelopment in the area‚" the Presidency noted."When President Zuma undertook a monitoring visit to Kwaggafontein outside KwaMhlanga in Mpumalanga, residents once again asked for his intervention to provide a safe and efficient public transport system along the Moloto corridor."According to Prasa‚ the Moloto Rail Project’s "main objective is to ensure passenger rail as th...
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