Environment Archives - Page 6 of 9

New Wild Coast mega-bridges to break global records

An essential part of Sanral’s N2 Wild Coast Toll Road project is the construction of two record-breaking mega-bridges over local rivers. One will become the highest bridge in the southern hemisphere, and the other possibly the ..

No Easter delays from Cape Town to Namibia

Road users should be in for a trouble-free drive when travelling on the N7 freeway linking the Western Cape to Namibia during the Easter holidays because there are no roadworks to cause major delays. The ..

SANRAL and SAICE drives the development of young engineering minds

The winner of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) Algoa Branch Aqua Librium Water competition is Framesby High School in Port Elizabeth. The event was supported by the South African National Roads Agency (SOC) ..

Aloe Simii: Saving our endangered plant

The aloe simii species of plants is listed as critically endangered and the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) is making sure to preserve it during road construction. South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP), or Vision ..

Green Star for SANRAL building

Environmental conservation is a talking point worldwide and the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) is helping the cause. It took steps to protect and enhance our natural resources when they built their head office. ..

SANRAL saves rare flora

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) and the eThekwini Municipality Environmental Planning Department have worked together to ensure that road development does not affect rare flora in the area. The Hammarsdale interchange on ..

SANRAL taking care of the environment

In its quest to connect people throughout the country, the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) still wants to take care of the natural environment. South Africa’s National Development Plan or Vision 2030 seeks ..

Saving The Old Man, Oldenburgia Grandis

SANRAL has teamed up with Rhodes University to save a rare, endemic plant species, Oldenburgia grandis, and has now brought this species home to help educate Grahamstown residents in the local botanical gardens. In conjunction with ..

The sun lights the way as SANRAL protects the environment

The national roads agency is going solar. Toll plazas managed by SANRAL and its concessionaires have, in the past, received their power from the national electricity grid. This power is used for the daily activities of ..

Changing a road to save plants

Realigning a road and ramp is how far SANRAL will go to save indigenous and endangered plants. As a result, the road turned out more expensive but it saved some of the country’s precious plant heritage. ..