The notorious Moloto road will be transformed from a “road of death” into one of hope‚ according to Transport Minister Dipuo Peters. She has unveiled the R3.7-billion project to upgrade the deadly road over the next five years.Minister's bumpy ride on SA roadsTransport Minister Dipuo Peters said her department was determined to improve rail freight services so as to remove the burden on the roads. Speaking after the sod-turning ceremony in KwaMhlanga‚ Mpumalanga‚ Peters said the upgrade will create 5‚000 “much needed” jobs for locals. Local businesses are set to score big too.SA's 'Death Road' gains TV infamyFrequent horrific crashes have earned Moloto Road a spot on World's Most Dangerous Roads - a television documentary series watched by more than 1.2million people in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The entire 139 kilometres of the R573‚ as the road is officially named‚ will be revamped.The road stretches from Gauteng to Limpopo‚ with most of it cutting through parts of Mpumalanga neighbouring Pretoria. The three provinces will contribute to the project's budget.Moloto Road is notorious for fatal crashes‚ some of which have claimed up to 30 lives at a time. In November 2013‚ 29 people died in a bus accident on this road in Kwaggafontein.The problem with the road is that it is simply not in a good condition‚ Peters said. “For a long time the state of this road has been a plight [for] the region.“The Moloto road has become synonymous with road crashes‚ bus accidents‚ injuries and deaths. It has robbed communities of breadwinners and beloved mothers. Parents had to stand at the open gravesides of their children.“I know this all too well because as Minister of Transport I often attend funerals of crash victims and have to respond to the unacceptable carnage on our country's roads‚” Peters said.But now‚ after so many deaths over the years‚ the government had heard the cries of R573 users.“The start of this project to upgrade the R573 is a clear demonstration of how government has listened to the views and concerns of residents and communities and taking actions to respond to the issues that you have raised‚” said Peters.“If we can bring down the rate of accidents on this stretch of the R573‚ we will demonstrate that we are indeed making progress in our broader efforts to improve road safety. Instead of the ‘road of death’ this will become the road of hope‚” she said...