2010 World Cup's transport legacy

[kaisocagoals]

linky-> http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7744927.stm

South Africa will invest US$15.96 billion in transport for an estimated 450,000 visitors during the 2010 World Cup, Transport Minister Jeff Radebe said on Sunday.

Radebe told a news conference the amount included funds for airport and roads upgrades and the creation of new rail and bus systems.

He also said the money would ensure a major overhaul of the country's transport system, leaving a legacy after the tournament.

"We are driven by a desire to make sure that South Africa becomes a destination of choice for tourists and business.

The World Cup in 2010 is a catalyst for the development of our system because we need to meet FIFA requirements," Radebe said.

[Blue]

I reading dat right? A year and a half to go and SA now lookin to start building a transport network? hmmmm.

[kaisocagoals]

yep...

[Brownsugar]

Well I dip een on FIFA's WC 2010 site and ah check out the distance between cities/stadia.  They all seem only to be reached by plane, car or bus.  So ah say to mih self, wait nah dem eh have a train system there?

hhhhhhhhmmmmm......how ready is South Africa??  And on top of any challenges they may have had, now they have a global financial crisis to deal with...hhhhhhhmmmmm...

They have to come REEAAALLL good after Germany.  In fact any country coming after Germany had to come real good!!...

[samo]

Yuh right Brownsugar... Germany were excellent hosts and even with how efficient Germany usually runs, they still completed stuff just in time. I know the railway station in Berlin was completed days before the opening...I really doh see SA finishing this on time....

[acb]

So are we booking flights to Brasil for 2010 instead?

[samo]

More like the US.... I read sometime last year that if SA was not ready one of the few places that had the infrastructure in place to host at short notice is the US.... I would not mind at all...

[acb]

More like the US.... I read sometime last year that if SA was not ready one of the few places that had the infrastructure in place to host at short notice is the US.... I would not mind at all...

that would be great, barring the disappointment in not seeing SA pull through.
No hassle for flights, hotel, etc. ... and not having to wait another 10 years for the chance to have it in the US. 

[weary1969]

Germany an act dat cannot b followed. Mandella make a deal wit God 2 c d WC in he country sure bout dat

[acb]

I don't think that SA need to worry about following Germany's act.
Germany pulled off a stunner without ever trying to emulate the US in attendance & revenue numbers.

SA worrying about Germany would be tantamount to the Olympics: London worrying about Beijing.
No way that the Brits can pull off what the Chinese pulled off for the Olympics, so all they need to do is stick to the game plan and put their stamp on the world.

[weary1969]

Exactly do dey ting make sure I can get from pt A 2 pt B and I eh encounter no bandit