​Delivering his Budget Speech, MEC Jacob Mamabolo announced the Department has identified 18 high capacity roads or arterial roads as a lever to support Special Economic Zones (SEZ's) as well as private sector developments.
This was in line with Premier David Makhura's announcement of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) as strategic interventions to grow the Gauteng economy. 
Referring to these critical transport infrastructure projects, the MEC said "we have placed roads Infrastructure at the core of the SEZ's. I am pleased to announce that we have identified 18 high capacity roads or arterial roads as a lever to support SEZ's".
He added that the Department has "introduced and unveiled just last year, the Transport Infrastructure House as the virtual in-house capacity to ensure effective and efficient delivery of roads Infrastructure. We are leveraging smart technologies including the use of drones to monitor construction sites. We will be unveiling this program formally and demonstrating its results in July". 
He further added that the Department was "working with 12 private property developers to support their multi-billion projects that will propel the economy". He said the Department "will commence with visits and roadshows to the 18 roads, and those of the private property developers to showcase the project status and to give real information on these arterial and high capacity roads".
"We are pleased to announce that by the end of July this year, we will be rolling out the single integrated automated Smart Project templates that seeks to transform and turnaround the project management environment" promised the MEC.
MEC Mamabolo emphasised the need for all stakeholders to work together to see the projects to fruition. "We seek to ensure that our service providers and stakeholders and the officials move in one step, sing and read from the same hymn book on project management discipline. We seek to have a single source of the truth on project management. This will help us improve the project procurement environment and just like in car manufacturing, ensure that we build a proper linear pipeline. The Transport Infrastructure House remains seized with this matter". 
He also announced the appointment of the K46 (William Nicol) contractor to improve and enhance Smart Mobility along the Diepsloot and Steyn City area. "I am pleased to, announce that just in the last two weeks, the contractor has been appointed. The contractor has assured us that they will establish and take site in mid-July. This is a major development for us".
"In the Smart Mobility vision, we committed ourselves to repositioning Gauteng as a catalyst for economic growth".