Cape Town is SA’s most congested city
And in a study of almost 400 cities‚ Joburg stood out for its implementation of effective traffic management systems across the city
The most congested cities for traffic in SA are Cape Town‚ followed by Johannesburg‚ East London‚ Pretoria and Durban. This is according to the TomTom Traffic Index 2017‚ an annual report detailing the cities around the world with the worst traffic congestion. In a study of 390 cities‚ Johannesburg — SA’s most densely populated city —stood out for its implementation of effective traffic management systems across the city‚ earning special recognition from an international panel of traffic experts. "Infrastructure development is a major contributing factor‚" Megan Bruwer‚ project coordinator for the Stellenbosch Smart Mobility Laboratory‚ said in a statement. "The Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project‚ open road tolling and numerous ITS (intelligent transportation systems) applications implemented along freeway corridors have also had a positive impact on traffic congestion‚ not to mention the establishment of the Gautrain." Johannesburg’s traffic congestion rating on the index is 70th ...
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