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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) %u2013 2025/26 Financial YearThe ECDOT has also embarked on a process of concluding service-level agreements with other spheres of government and the private sector to implement the following road infrastructure projects. Table 2.4 Provincial Roads Infrastructure Service-level Agreements Project Name Contractor 2025/26 2025 MTEF SLA EC DOT-SANRAL-PG Bison Rehabilitation of Ugie Langeni Forest Road to rectify Slip Failure Not yet appointed R17.000 million R53.329 million SLA EC DoT BCMM Upgrading of Quenera Road Not yet appointed R45.000 million R124.448 million Source: PT IRM, 2025 A contractor has also been appointed for the Upgrading of Road DR08034 from N2 TO R61 via Clarkebury (20KM) Phase 1 for a period of 36 Months and the contractor is in the process of establishing site. In terms of routine maintenance of provincial roads the following allocations have been made: Table 2.5: Routine Maintenance of provincial roads Project Name 2025/26 2025 MTEF Routine Road Maintenance of Gravel Roads R308.643 million R895.225 million Routine Road Maintenance of Surface Roads R168.800 million R527.988 million Re-graveling R50.600 million R146.879 million Source: PT IRM, 2025 The total budget for refurbishing the provincial road network over the 2025 MTEF will total just more than R6 billion. Freight Rail: Transnet is continuing with the freight rail reforms as part of rail revitalisation and turnaround strategy. The plan is to revitalize and develop the main rail lines, and open freight rail to private operators to increase freight rail productivity and improve overall rail capacity. With reference to the province Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) is planning to develop the Southern Rail Corridor, this rail mainline connects Gauteng freight rail with Eastern Cape freight rail and ports. Project Ukuvuselela is a national driven project, and the planned activities of the project include amongst others: %uf0b7 Expansion of the southern rail network to increase rail capacity in the corridor betweenGauteng and the Port of Port Elizabeth. Acquire three additional daily 50-wagon setsbetween Port of Port Elizabeth and Gauteng.%uf0b7 Partner with the private sector to provide experience and expertise in facilitating 150 000fully built units per annum of freight rail.35