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It will cost the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) almost R60 million to fix six bridges found to be in poor condition while four of its tunnels have been deemed unsafe, raising the alarm for safety lapses in the Western Cape.
Transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga revealed the state of the infrastructure in response to a written parliamentary question posed by DA MP Chris Hunsinger about safety at Prasa's sites in the Western Cape as well as how many overhead bridges and underground passenger tunnels on the network had been inspected and deemed unsafe.
Prasa has 61 overhead bridges, excluding those on the central line which remain closed as protracted delays have marred the reopening of the line, which stretches from the city centre to Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain.
