Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works

Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works
Department overview
Formed1994
JurisdictionGovernment of the Western Cape
Headquarters9 Dorp Street, Cape Town
33°55′26″S 18°25′00″E / 33.92389°S 18.41667°E / -33.92389; 18.41667
Employees2,309
Annual budgetR7,426,579,000
Minister responsible
Department executive
  • Jacqui Gooch, Head of Department
Websitewww.westerncape.gov.za/tpw

The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works is a department of the Government of the Western Cape. It is responsible for the development of the transport system in the Western Cape province of South Africa, and for constructing and maintaining buildings and other structures for the other departments of the provincial government.[1]

A Cape Town traffic department patrol car, Municipal Traffic Departments fall within the Department of Transport.

The political leader of the department is the Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works, this is Bonginkosi Madikizela of the Democratic Alliance.[2] The administrative head is the Superintendent-General of Transport and Public Works, this is Jacqui Gooch.

In the 2017/18 financial year, the department had 2,309 employees and a budget of R7,426,579,000.[3]

  1. ^ "Department of Transport and Public Works: Overview". Cape Gateway. Government of the Western Cape. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Provincial Cabinet: Overview". Cape Gateway. Government of the Western Cape. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Vote 10: Department of Transport and Public Works". Budget 2017: Estimates of Provincial Expenditure (PDF).