N6 on track
Upgrading of the N6 between Smithfield and Rouxville is on track. It entails improving the road alignment, to improve safety and capacity and rehabilitate the Caledon bridge. This involves widening the piers, bases and the deck. ..
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SANRAL’s 223 projects
During 2017/18 SANRAL undertook a total of 223 projects to build new roads, improve existing roads, and rehabilitate roads in a sub-optimal condition. These projects on non-toll and toll roads directly under the agency’s management involved ..
‘SANRAL must always take a listening posture’
Siphiwo Mxhosa is SANRAL’s Stakeholder Relations Manager and has been at the helm for a little over a year. We chat to him about the agency’s stakeholder pillar. Why is stakeholder engagement important to SANRAL? Because we want ..
KwaZulu-Natal’s gateway to Africa
The upgrade of the N3 is essential if one of the government’s strategic integrated projects, linking Durban harbour with Gauteng, is to succeed. We chat to eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede about the implications of the project. ..
Engaging to build a strategy for success
A company’s relationship with the public it serves forms the backbone of a good strategy for its projects. SANRAL’s Stakeholder Strategy is an integral part of the brand. SANRAL’s stakeholder engagement practices are key success factors ..
When speed is good on the roads
Modern engineering made it possible for a bridge to be erected in two weekends. It took just four days and minimal disruption for South African National Roads Agency (SOC) Limited (SANRAL) to erect a bridge over ..
Hope restored on the road of death
SMMEs and NGOs from the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality have benefitted from SANRAL training programmes. Small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs) and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) from the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality recently completed training programmes designed to provide them with ..
Levelling the playing field for transformation
SANRAL signs deal to further enhance the inclusion of black-owned enterprises in the construction sector. The South African National Roads Agency (SOC) Limited (SANRAL) and Barloworld Equipment reached a monumental agreement that will benefit emerging contractors ..
Road improvement creates opportunities for locals
SANRAL makes it easier for the people of the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality to connect to opportunities. Road users in the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality will be brought closer to various destinations as the South African ..
Mt Edgecombe Interchange bags a construction excellence award
South Africa’s largest interchange project has been recognised for technical expertise and quality weeks before the project has been finished. Even before construction has been fully completed on the iconic Mt Edgecombe Interchange north of Durban, it has ..