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Department: Transport Compensation of Employees increased from R315.948 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R341.285 million in 2024/25, which is attributed to the implementation of the new organisational structure on PERSAL and the ongoing process of filling vacant posts. The budget increases by 6.3 per cent to R362.932 million in 2025/26 due to provision made for the CoE adjustment in anticipation of the wage agreement and the prioritised filling of critical vacant posts. Goods and services increased from R925.571 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R1.272 billion in 2024/25, primarily driven by a surge in property payments, which was necessary to fulfil the department's contractual obligation for construction of camp security - a responsibility previously handled by the DPWI. The budget increases by 10.4 per cent to R1.406 billion in 2025/26, largely due to the increased allocation of the Provincial Roads Maintenance Grant (PRMG) resulting from the allocations for the Welisizwe Bridge Programme. Transfers and subsidies increased from R20.197 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R40.554 million in 2024/25 due to a surge in claims against the state stemming from pothole damages and litigations. This is followed by 2.2 per cent increase to R41.440 million in 2025/26, which is attributed to an anticipated rise in the number of employees expected to retire, but the 2 outer years show a decreasing trend, indicating a subsequent stabilisation of anticipated costs on leave gratuities. Payment for Capital Assets decrease from R861.235 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R848.992 in 2024/25, which is attributed to the reduction in equitable share allocation over the years. Continuing this trend, the budget is expected to decrease further to R690.107 million in 2025/26, driven by the ongoing reduction in equitable share allocation to infrastructure, which is being redirected to address cost pressures elsewhere within the department. Service Delivery Measures Table 17: Selected service delivery measures for the Programme 2: Transport Infrastructure Estimatedperformance Medium-term estimatesProgramme performance measures 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28Number of programme strategic interventions coordinated to develop and monitor programme plans for transport infrastructure. 8 8 8 8 Number of Consolidated Infrastructure Plans developed. 1 RAMP 1 RAMP 1 RAMP 1 RAMPNumber of kilometres of surfaced road visually assessed as per the applicable TMH Manual. - - 3 959km %u2013Number of kilometers of gravel road visually assesssed as per the applicable TMH Manual 0% 0 0 36 610kmNumber of designs for transport infrastructure. 200% 100% 200% 200%Number of kilometres of gravel roads upgraded to surfaced roads. 11km 11km 42km 68kmNumber of square meters of surfaced roads rehabilitation 300280m2 300 280 m2 300 280 m2 300 280 m2Number of square meters of surfaced roads resealed 156 000 m2 156 000 m2 156 000 m2 %u2013Number of kilometers of gravel roads re-gravelled 512km 549km 549km 549kmNumber of square meters of blacktop patching 69 966m2 86 404 m2 86 404 m2 86 404 m2Number of kilometers of gravel roads bladed 23 877km 23 467km 23 467km 23 467kmNumber of contracts participating in the National Contractor Development Programme (NCDP) Roads Infrastructure 5 2 5 5 Average % of uptime on fleet availability 75% 75% 75% 75%Programme 3 Transport Operations Objectives: The main objective of this programme is to plan, regulate and facilitate the provision of public transport services and infrastructure through own provincial resources and through cooperation with local authorities, as well as the private sector in order to enhance the mobility of all communities. The programme has 5 sub-programmes: %uf0b7 Programme Support facilitates the governance of the programme and the attainment of the programme objectives; %uf0b7 Public Transport Services provides management of integrated land transport in order to provide mobility to the commuters; %uf0b7 Transport Safety and Compliance manages, co-ordinates and facilitates transport safety and compliance for all modes of transport through pro-active and re-active tactics and strategies; 674