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The South African National Roads Agency Ltd (SANRAL) would like to advise motorists that there will be night roadworks (resurfacing) taking place on the M4 on-ramp to Grahamstown. There will be a detour via Burman.

The roadworks are scheduled for the following nights:

–        Friday 6 May (19h00 to 05h00)

–        Saturday 7 May (19h00 to 05h00)

–        Monday 9 May (19h00 to 05h00)

There will simultaneously be roadworks on going on the William Moffett I/C bridge. Stop-and-go measures will be in place to allow traffic to continue passing over the bridge. Resurfacing is scheduled for the following nights:

–        Friday 6 May (19h00 to 05h00)

–        Saturday 7 May (19h00 to 05h00)

–        Monday 9 May (19h00 to 05h00)

Please note that there will always be an access route and exit route via the ramps of the intersection and/or bridges.

“Motorists are asked to plan their trips accordingly and to use caution when making use of the road,” said Mbulelo Peterson, SANRAL Southern Region’s Regional Manager.

SANRAL apologises for any inconvenience caused.

The R61 national route, between R61 All Saints and Baziya, in the Eastern Cape will be closed due to blasting scheduled to take place on three days in May between 1:45pm to 2:15pm.

Blasting is scheduled on the R61 National Route on the following days:

 

Date	Time	Area
Wednesday, 11 May	2pm	Mputi
Thursday, 12 May	2pm	Empindweni
Tuesday, 17 May	2pm	Baziya Mission

 

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) appeals to people living within a 600m radius of the blast area to gather at specific points for evacuation by Aveng Grinaker – LTA busses.

“The community liaison officer and ward councillors will notify residents of the evacuation gathering points,” said Mbulelo Peterson, SANRAL Southern Regional Manager.

SANRAL apologises for any inconvenience caused.

Blasting is scheduled to take place at the quarry on the R61 between Cradock and Tarkastad on Thursday, 5 May between 2pm and 3pm. The quarry is located approximately 39km from the N10 at Cradock.

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) would like to notify motorists that the road will be closed for about one hour at the km 39 road marker. There are also three stop-go controls in operation between Cradock and Tarkastad.

“Motorists are asked to plan their trips accordingly and to use caution when making use of the road,” said Mbulelo Peterson, Sanral Southern Region’s Regional Manager.

SANRAL apologises for any inconvenience caused.

 

It has been incorrectly reported in the various media platforms today that TETI workers, who are currently embarking on an industrial action, are SANRAL employees. SANRAL would like to emphasise that none of its employees are on strike. SANRAL employs 283 employees spread across the country in its four regional offices and Head Office, and most of them are engineers.

The striking workers are employed by Teti Traffic Pty Ltd, a traffic incidents management company contracted to SANRAL to manage traffic incidents on its freeway network in Gauteng.

“We are confident that TETI, together with SATAWU, which is negotiating on behalf of striking workers, will find an amicable solution very soon so that motorists are not severely affected by this action. Equally, we request the media to refrain from referring to these workers as SANRAL employees,” said Vusi Mona, SANRAL’s general manager for communications.

All labour-related matters are therefore between TETI and its employees, and SANRAL is in no way involved in the ensuing disputes. It is business as usual at SANRAL.

All media enquiries should be directed to TETI, as SANRAL does not have authority to comment on this strike.

However, as an interested party, SANRAL would like to see an agreement between the two parties being reached as soon as possible, so that normal traffic incident management can resume.

When people think about South Africa they think Table Mountain, the jacarandas sprawling across Johannesburg and Pretoria, the Valley of a Thousand Hills and the breath-taking sunsets of the Karoo.

But no one really thinks about the fact that South Africa is home to the biggest hospital in the world, the Chris Hani Baragwaneth Hospital or that South Africa houses the largest free-flow intersection in Africa, the Allandale Interchange, which leads to the largest single- phase mall in Southern Africa, The Mall of Africa, which opened its doors in Johannesburg on 28 April.

This is a development made possible because of easy access from the nearby world-class national highways.

The mall is co-owned by two South African property companies, Attacq (80%) and Atterbury (20%). Work began in October 2012 -that is three and a half years of construction and hopefully its establishment will live up to the anticipation it has created. The regional mall will be the iconic heart of Waterfall City, which is a R16 billion mixed-use property development that lies in the centre of Gauteng, with easy access to Johannesburg, Sandton and Pretoria.

The Mall of Africa boasts over 300 shops, with a well-balanced variety of local and international brands, services, retailers, entertainment and restaurants, while 6 500 parking bays will facilitate the anticipated public demand.

As reported by a local newspaper recently, developer, James Ehlers, said that accessibility to customers was a key factor in the mall’s development.

Easy access from Gauteng’s transport network is an inherent advantage of the mall as it is located at the Allandale Road exit from the N1 highway, part of the 21 451km of national roads constructed, maintained and managed by the South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL).

The mall also lies a few kilometres from the Buccleuch interchange, where the province’s busiest national roads meet. The new Bridal Veil Road Bridge, which opened the same day as the mall, will form a direct link between Waterfall City and Midrand and will take customers to the doors of the mall.

But that’s not all that glitters along the N1. A new multibillion-rand, mixed-use commercial development similar to Waterfall City will arise on an estimated 85 hectare site at the junction of the N1 and the R21 highways in Pretoria by the same property company, Atterbury.

The South African skyline is continuously featuring construction cranes that are working on new infrastructure that  adds value to the country, create more jobs and invest in the future of all South Africans. The easily accessible Mall of Africa will become a landmark of growth and development and promises significant improvement in the economy of the country.

The R61 national route, between Coghlan and Baziya, in the Eastern Cape will be closed due to blasting scheduled to take place on three days in May between 1:45pm to 2:15pm.

Blasting is scheduled on the R61 National Route on the following days:

 

Date	Time	Area
Wednesday, 4 May	2pm	Mputi
Wednesday, 11 May	2pm	Empindweni
Thursday, 12 May	2pm	Baziya Mission

 

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) appeals to people living within a 600m radius of the blast area to gather at specific points for evacuation by Aveng Grinaker – LTA busses.

Residents will have to meet at the evacuation gathering points at 1:30 pm. The busses will drop off residents at about 2:45 pm.

“The community liaison officer and ward councillors will notify residents of the evacuation gathering points,” said Mbulelo Peterson, SANRAL Southern Regional Manager.

SANRAL apologises for any inconvenience caused.

The South African National Roads Agency Ltd (SANRAL) would like to notify travellers that a blasting operation is scheduled to take place between the Winburg Interchange and the Winburg Station on the N1 between km 83.040 and km 83.520 on Wednesday 4 May at approximately 3pm.

The N1 will be closed approximately between 2.30pm and 3.30pm. However, the blasting time may need to be adjusted depending on weather conditions on the day. If need be, a second notice with information of the new time will be made available.

 Due to the close proximity of the blast site to the Winburg interchange, it will be necessary to close the Winburg interchange to all traffic during the blast operation.

 As a result, there will be no alternate access through Winburg. However, steps will be taken to ensure that the N1 is closed for the shortest possible time.

Meanwhile, motorists can make use of the R30/R34 toll road between Glen Lyon and Kroonstad as an alternative route during the N1 closure.

The patience and co-operation of motorists will be appreciated.

Lane closures are scheduled for the next two days while roadworks continue on the N2 from Wilsonia to the N6 outside East London.

The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) would like to advise motorists of lane closures taking place today, Monday 25 April, and tomorrow, Tuesday, 26 April between 8am and 4pm. The roadworks entail the completion of asphalt works on the Western Avenue bridge deck and ramp terminals; and milling of the Amalinda bridge deck.

“All asphalt work has been completed on the N2 carriage ways and both lanes of the East- and Westbound carriage ways are open to traffic until further notice. There will also be slow moving traffic.

“Motorists are urged to travel with caution and plan their trips in advance,” said Mbulelo Peterson, SANRAL Southern Region Regional Manager.

No work is scheduled from Wednesday, 27 April to Monday, 2 May.

SANRAL apologies for any inconvenience caused.

 

A blasting operation is scheduled to take place between the Winburg Interchange and the Winburg Station on the N1 between km 81.300 and km 81.540 on Thursday 21 April at approximately 3pm.

The N1 will be closed approximately between 2.30pm and 3.30pm. However, the blasting time may need to be adjusted depending on weather conditions on the day. If need be, a second notice with information of the new time will be made available.

Due to the close proximity of the blast site to the Winburg interchange, it will be necessary to close the Winburg interchange to all traffic during the blast operation.

As a result, there will be no alternate access through Winburg. However, steps will be taken to ensure that the N1 is closed for the shortest possible time.

Meanwhile, motorists can make use of the R30/R34 toll road between Glen Lyon and Kroonstad as an alternative route during the N1 closure.

The patience and co-operation of motorists will be appreciated.

SANRAL apologises to the motoring public for any inconvenience caused and thanks them for their patience during road construction.

The Agency takes seriously its mandate from government to manage and maintain the national road network.

In so doing, the safety and wellbeing of road users and the communities in which it operates are paramount.

SANRAL has noted that Outa is admitting that it has made basic mistakes in its so-called “research report” on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project.  It now blames “typing errors” for this 100 000% blunder.

Sadly, Outa continues to misinform the public about the real length of the freeway construction project and compares costs of a rural road in crossing through Botswana with a modern freeway in Africa’s most advanced economic region.

Vusi Mona, the spokesperson of SANRAL says Outa is now backtracking on its initial statements and trying to explain the fact that it has still not responded to more than 400 questions from SANRAL a week after the deadline has expired.

“Our big concern is not merely about the shoddy research of Outa – but the fact that it has published conclusions about GFIP based on these basic errors,” says Mona.

“Over the past four years it has impugned SANRAL’s reputation and tried its level best to hurt our credit rating – something any sensible South African should desist from. Now it is quite clear it was basing its statements on discredited calculations.”

“We are also concerned that Outa continues to describe e-tolling as ’illegal’ and ’unlawful’. It is disregarding judgements in the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Appeal that confirmed the validity of the system and the public participation process that preceded it.

“Outa’s disregard for the decisions of our courts speaks volumes about its attitude towards the country’s judiciary. It will respect the judiciary, it would seem, only when it hands out judgments that are favourable to it,” Mona said.