Talking to stakeholders

There will be no construction work on the Mpumalanga section of the R573, or Moloto Road, this year. SANRAL is concentrating on stakeholder consultation and information sessions with local communities and SMMEs.
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Tunnel to stay open

There will not be full-scale closure of the Huguenot Tunnel. Repairs will be mostly done at night. This may mean permitting light motor vehicles through the tunnel and diverting heavy vehicles to alternative routes. Refurbishment of ..
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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 ..
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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 ..
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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 ..
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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 ..
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First family moved

Construction of the N2 West Coast Road has meant that a small number of people had to move from their homes to new ones built nearby by SANRAL. This is particularly true near the massive Mtentu ..
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Tender training

135 SMMEs and 185 NGOs along the Moloto Road recently completed training programmes to enhance their tendering skills. They were trained in contract documentation, pricing and basic tendering processes, among others. So far approximately R21m has ..
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Mt Edgecombe done

One of the longest incrementally launched bridges in the Southern Hemisphere, the Mount Edgecombe Interchange, is complete. It is an upgrade from a two-level to a four-level interchange, costing some R900m and cut travel time from ..
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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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