Directorates

There are three directorates within the transport department, with seven sub-directorates:

Compliance and support
This directorate makes sure the roads agency and public transport section work towards the same goal of an efficient transport system. It oversees two City entities through its two sub-directorates:

• Johannesburg Roads Agency Compliance
• Metrobus Compliance

Contact:
Ian Boyd
Acting director
Tel: 011 870 4560/61

Management support
This directorate is responsible for transportation projects in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.

Contact:
Yolisa Mashilwane
Director
Tel: 011 870 4508/09

Transportation planning and regulation
This directorate is responsible for the development of strategy and programmes.

It plans to direct and manage the private, business and public transport systems in Johannesburg towards a an integrated transport strategy, which it has to develop in terms of the National Land Transport Transitional Act.

It has four sub-directorates:

• Transportation planning and regulation
  This sub-directorate formulates policies, strategies and plans to regulate transport. This is done through the development of a transport model that covers all modes of transport, including public, passenger, private and freight transport.

  The sub-directorate also raises funds and seeks grants from the government and other institutions and organisations to ensure that plans and projects can be implemented.

  It has two divisions, business transport and commuter transport.

• Public transport operations
  This sub-directorate is concerned with the day-to-day operations of public transport, both buses and taxis, and works very closely with Metrobus and the various taxi associations.

  It co-ordinates the commuter transport development support unit, set up in terms of the Minibus Taxi Type Act of 1997, which requires municipalities to constitute and oversee taxi liaison committees. These committees are made up of various taxi associations, the traffic department and the City.

  There are two divisions in this sub-directorate, public transport contracts and operations support and development.

• Transport infrastructure and systems management
  This sub-directorate is responsible for infrastructure issues and traffic management in Johannesburg. Most of the work done in this sub-directorate is carried out by the Johannesburg Roads Agency.

  It has two divisions, infrastructure and system management.

• Transport technology and information
  This sub-directorate offers support to the department's other divisions, providing and maintaining information systems and system-modelling facilities.

Contact:
Simphiwe Ntuli
Director
Tel: 011 870 4535/36