​By Sipho Tshabalala
"The call we are making in this address is that all hands must be on deck as we move 'From the public health emergency to the economic and service delivery emergency'.
These were remarks by Gauteng Premier David Makhura during the State of the Province Address on Monday, 21 February 2022. 
Premier Makhura added that "it is time to rebuild and do so with the greatest sense of urgency, single-mindedness and coordination demonstrated during our emergency response to COVID-19.
The Premier reported back on the commitment made "to construct and rehabilitate 18 arterial roads to integrate and improve the movement of goods and services". 
A number of road infrastructure and network projects which have been completed and/or rehabilitated to date included:
• P158/2 (N14) Phase 2: Rehabilitation of P158 (N14) from Brakfontein to Diepsloot completed; 
• Snake Road (R23) - road rehabilitation completed;
• (M57) P122/1, north of Olifantsfontein, old Pretoria/Kempton Park - road rehabilitation completed;
• Evaton and Sebokeng Road infrastructure upgrade completed; 
• R114 road rehabilitation project in Muldersdrift completed. 
He further announced that work is still underway on the following roads: 
• Rehabilitation of roads P241/1 (R554) and D405 (R554) in Lenasia; 
• P39/1 heavy rehabilitation from Diepsloot to Muldersdrift; • P156/3 (R42) from P155/1 to D2563 in Vanderbijlpark; 
• Rehabilitation of road D483 between P6/1 (Bapsfontein) and D713;
 • Rehabilitation of P122/1 from P36/1 (R10) Solomon Mahlangu Drive Olifantsfontein; 
• Rehabilitation of road P73/1 (R553) Golden Highway between Ennerdale (km 41.0) and Eldorado Park (km 62.24).
The Premier also remarked on the challenges in the delivery of infrastructure. "The work on infrastructure projects has not only been affected by COVID-19 lockdowns but there has also been a variety of issues these include the continuous stoppages by people claiming to be business forums demanding 30%, which is impeding good work of and progress on these projects. The disruption by the so-called business forums is nothing short of economic sabotage".
He further indicated that the Provincial Government is "working with the police led by General Elias Mawela and his team of detectives, for the arrest and conviction of all perpetrators".