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Infrastructure

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  • There are 9247km of roads in Johannesburg, of which only 1040km is not tarred (Source: Johannesburg Roads Agency) 
  • Seventy-one percent of the housing in Johannesburg is adequate 
  • There are 180 000 street lights (Source: Johannesburg Roads Agency) 
  • There are 1 780 traffic lights (Source: Johannesburg Roads Agency) 
  • There are 35 cemeteries 
  • There are 554 buses, which operate on 80 routes and transport about 20 million passengers every year 
  • There are 100 water towers and reservoirs 
  • There are 9 500km of water pipes 
  • There are 9 000km of sewerage pipes 
  • The city has two active power stations, capable of generating 600mw (megawatts).
  • The average travel time for commuters is 72 minutes 
  • Ninety percent of the city's people have to walk less than 1km to access their modes of transport 
  • Traffic congestion has increased by 26 percent since 1999
 
Nature
  • There are 17 nature reserves in the city 
  • There are 12 river systems that run throughout the city 
  • There are six million trees in Johannesburg (1.2 million in parks and pavements, and 4.8 million in private homes) 
  • Forty percent of all the world's human ancestor fossils have been found in areas adjoining the city 
  • Johannesburg has about 150 heritage sites, half of which are national monuments 
  • There are 4 443ha of open veld 
  • There are 63ha of bird sanctuaries 
  • There are 87ha of nature trails 
  • There are 80ha of botanical gardens 
  • There are 106 dams 

Facilities

  • There are 394 public sports facilities 
  • There are 98 public recreation centres 
  • There are 59 public swimming pools 
  • There are 126 community health clinics and 10 environmental health clinics 

 

Refuse

  • The city collects 1.8 million tons of garbage each year 
  • Of this, 244 200 is in the form of illegal dumping, and 1 779 tons is litter from the streets 
  • Thirteen percent of the city's waste is recycled

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