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Building a new bridge, preserving the old one

Building, upgrading, maintaining roads is what SANRAL does – but it is always very careful to take the environment into account, as was done with the construction of a new bridge over the Vaal River near ..

Discover the ancient city of Mapungubwe off the N1 this Heritage month

Mapungubwe in Limpopo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that once was the capital of a country as large as Swaziland. Once an African Kingdom that reigned from Kingdom from about 1050 AD to 1270 AD, ..

How the fuel levy works

People need roads but keeping up with demand is not easy. Since the 1990s, SANRAL’s budget from government has not been enough to start any road expansion or new road construction projects. South Africa has the ..

Building roads through bursaries

SANRAL is a proud sponsor of various educational and career-orientated programmes. Our bursary and intern programmes groom and train young beneficiaries to become skilled and employable engineers. Cornelius, Daniel and Lemuel are prime examples. Here are ..

Upgrading of the national route between Grahamstown and Fish River Pass

THE South African National Roads Agency Ltd (SANRAL) would like to notify travellers that blasting is scheduled to take place on the N2 between Grahamstown and Fish River Pass on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, until ..

Improvements on R37 between Burgersfort and Lydenburg near conclusion

It has been announced that reconstruction of the road between the Marconi intersection and Lydenburg is almost done. The project will enter its final phase next month [subs: October] and be concluded in December this year. ..

Blame game by the City of Cape Town against SANRAL reaches a new low

The latest statement by the City of Cape Town blaming SANRAL for using the Cape High Court Interdict as an excuse not to do repair work on the N1 and N2, is outrageous, shameful and certainly ..

Empowering local communities in uMuziwabantu

The construction of access roads in the uMuziwabantu Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal forms part of SANRAL’s Community Development programmes and includes infrastructure upgrades and pedestrian safety improvements. It entailed construction management and training services for the upgrade of ..

SMME Programme: Kumshile’s story

For several years, FS & W Contractors, owned by Kumshile Nuku, was a dormant company until a golden opportunity to work on a project SANRAL presented itself in 2010. Located in the Eastern Cape, Kumshile employs ..

Explore uKhahlamba-Drakensberg. The N3 will take you there!

This heritage month, explore the majestic peaks of uKhahlamba-Drakensberg, and our roads will get you there safely. The mountainous landscape holds the treasures of over 35 000 examples of San rock paintings, an array of protected ..