Motorists kept in dark

It will be three months before Gauteng has a coherent plan to keep the lights on along the province's freeways.

In the meantime, motorists will have to get used to driving in the dark along large sections of freeway.

The problem is said to be that maintenance of road lighting is on an "as-and-when required" basis.

In a reply to Graham Gersbach, of the DA, MEC Ismail Vadi said an agreement on the maintenance of freeway lighting would be in place in November.

"The department is in the process of entering into [a] formal memorandum of understanding with Sanral [the SA National Roads Agency] and municipalities for the maintenance of street lighting on provincial roads, which is scheduled for finalisation by the end of November," said Vadi.

Sanral manages the N12, N3 and R21 freeways.