Working with the people for the people
SANRAL’s approach to its business is always to take the needs of communities into account. When we build roads, we also build communities. We do this for those who live close to our roads, but also ..
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Beyond Inclusion
The roads agency seeks to expand on the strides already made to integrate female employees in its operations and has challenged itself to go beyond inclusion. Leading CCTV News anchor Tian Wei once made the very salient ..
Road funding: What are our options?
The total estimated funding requirements to sustain the South African road network, including addressing backlogs in surfacing and capacity expansion, is R116.1-billion. Funding road infrastructure is an issue worldwide. There are more arguments about which funding ..
Connecting communities to opportunities
SANRAL creates job opportunities and helps develop skills by training locals in the fields of construction and road building, while encouraging active participation of local small businesses. Developing and uplifting communities is part of the ethos ..
Bridge work halted
Construction of the Mtentu bridge on the N2 Wild Coast road has been halted due to violent protests. Locals have been employed on the project but those that did not find jobs are not pleased. SANRAL ..
N3 to be upgraded
Public hearings in connection with the proposed capacity improvement on the N3 between Hammarsdale and Pietermaritzburg are ongoing. The expansion has become necessary because that section of the N3 is near full capacity. The plan is ..
Moloto Road improved
The first phase of the upgrading of the R573 Moloto Road – a 137km stretch from Gauteng through Mpumalanga to Limpopo – is almost complete. This included the construction of four roundabouts as well as a ..
Huguenot Tunnel plans
The extent of closures of the Huguenot Tunnel, scheduled for June 2019 to November 2019, will be clearer once the designs for the maintenance of existing facilities are more advanced. Planning is afoot to take an ..
More opportunities for smaller contractors
SANRAL is continuing to give small enterprises better access to the road construction machinery they need to execute major SANRAL projects. The roads agency has recently signed an agreement in this regard with the Wirtgen Group. ..
New credit ratings agency
Global Credit Ratings Co. has been appointed SANRAL’s new credit ratings agency, effective from 1st October 2018. The roads agency terminated the services of Moody’s Investor Services when their contract expired on 30 June 2018. Moody’s ..