Roads
Roads & Mobility
Graded institution: Johannesburg Roads Agency · JRA maintains municipal roads; SANRAL handles national routes.
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39.4/ 100borderline
-0.1vs last cycle
Peer rank: 7th of 8 · Well below the standard
Road network in poor/very-poor condition (VCI)
Percentage of the paved network rated poor or very poor by the Visual Condition Index.
Road network in poor/very-poor condition (VCI) — latest 32.5 % (as of 2024)
Data table
| Period | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 25.5 |
| 2022 | 29.2 |
| 2024 | 32.5 |
Current value
32.5%
Reference
15.0%
COTO target < 20%
Normalised score
61.1/100
Kilometres resurfaced vs target
Actual km resurfaced against the JRA integrated report annual target.
Kilometres resurfaced vs target — latest 43.5 % of target (as of 2025)
Data table
| Period | Value (% of target) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 79.8 |
| 2021 | 72 |
| 2022 | 62.2 |
| 2023 | 56.6 |
| 2024 | 47.4 |
| 2025 | 43.5 |
Current value
44% of target
Reference
100.0% of target
100% of published target
Normalised score
19.3/100
Pothole repairs completed (this month — throughput, not backlog)
JRA-reported potholes repaired. Throughput, not backlog: repairs completed ≠ potholes remaining.
Pothole repairs completed (this month — throughput, not backlog) — latest 3194.9 repairs (as of 2026-05)
Data table
| Period | Value (repairs) |
|---|---|
| 2024-06 | 3807.8 |
| 2024-07 | 3776.8 |
| 2024-08 | 3724 |
| 2024-09 | 3718.7 |
| 2024-10 | 3678.4 |
| 2024-11 | 3646.4 |
| 2024-12 | 3653.1 |
| 2025-01 | 3610.4 |
| 2025-02 | 3589.5 |
| 2025-03 | 3581.8 |
| 2025-04 | 3543.7 |
| 2025-05 | 3524.1 |
| 2025-06 | 3475.6 |
| 2025-07 | 3449.1 |
| 2025-08 | 3421.1 |
| 2025-09 | 3405.5 |
| 2025-10 | 3397.4 |
| 2025-11 | 3351.4 |
| 2025-12 | 3342.2 |
| 2026-01 | 3309.6 |
| 2026-02 | 3285.7 |
| 2026-03 | 3256.6 |
| 2026-04 | 3206.3 |
| 2026-05 | 3194.9 |
Current value
3195repairs
Reference
6000.0repairs
12-mo median 4 300
Normalised score
37.7/100
Traffic signal availability
Percentage of intersections with working traffic signals (JRA self-reported).
Traffic signal availability — latest 72.8 % (as of 2025)
Data table
| Period | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 87.3 |
| 2021 | 84.3 |
| 2022 | 83.9 |
| 2023 | 79.6 |
| 2024 | 78 |
| 2025 | 72.8 |
Current value
72.8%
Reference
95.0%
JRA target ≥ 90%
Normalised score
36.6/100
Household satisfaction with roads (GCRO)
GCRO Quality of Life survey — % of respondents rating roads as good.
Household satisfaction with roads (GCRO) — latest 23.1 % (as of 2024)
Data table
| Period | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 31.9 |
| 2022 | 27.9 |
| 2024 | 23.1 |
Current value
23.1%
Reference
60.0%
Metro median 32%
Normalised score
26.2/100
What would move this grade
Rubric thresholds vs the latest published value. Generated from the indicator registry — never hand-written.
- Road network in poor/very-poor condition (VCI): target < 20% · currently 32.5 %
- Kilometres resurfaced vs target: target ≥ 95% · currently 43.5 % of target
- Pothole repairs completed (this month — throughput, not backlog): target > 6 000/month · currently 3194.9 repairs
- Traffic signal availability: target ≥ 95% · currently 72.8 %
- Household satisfaction with roads (GCRO): target ≥ 60% · currently 23.1 %
The Johannesburg Roads Agency responds
Attribution note
JRA maintains municipal roads; SANRAL handles national routes.
Most-affected wards
Sources used this cycle
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