The RLM reported that the road from Alexander Bay to Kuboes and Sanddrift, which is in a poor condition, is the main route to the Richtersveld National Park and that Trans Hex vehicles utilize it daily. The RLM argued that the tarring of the afore-mentioned road would be strategic for its road users. The RLM reported that, due to heavy rainfalls, the roads to Eksteenfontein, Lekkersing and Kuboes are in a poor condition in such the way that they are not usable. The RLM further reported that potholes in the Port Nolloth area are a huge challenge and roads have to be maintained on a regular basis but procuring tar from the company called Road Mix in Gauteng and that working with a company from Gauteng is very expensive. The Richtersveld Local Municipality further argued that the Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) trucks which carry heavy loads to and from the neighbouring mines; and the Burger and Slabbert trucks that are transporting scrap materials from Oranjemund, damage the roads severely.