SONA focus on infrastructure

Far-reaching measures to revitalise the construction sector and increased investment in infrastructure were among the highlights of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address. Opening the first session of the 6th Parliament in June, President ..
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Hammarsdale project suspended

The Project Liaison Committee (PLC) for the Hammarsdale interchange upgrade is in disagreement with the basic SANRAL policy on localising labour and SMMEs. The PLC members also developed internal dissent. Several attempts to resolve the issues ..
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N7 upgrade progressing

Upgrading of the N7 started in March 2015 and will be completed in the beginning of 2019. The section between Melkbosstrand intersection and Malmesbury will see the single carriageway become a dual carriageway, the Darling Road ..
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Moloto Rd project update

There are several planned upgrades along the R573 for 2018. Three more construction work packages for Limpopo and five for Mpumalanga will be rolled out, plus three community development projects in Limpopo and another five in ..
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New road laws welcomed

New road laws for South Africa will prohibit the transportation of school children carried within the load-bay of a bakkie and introduce new speed regulations for heavy goods vehicles. Government has published two amendments to the ..
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Bringing socio-economic change

  South Africa’s National Development Plan or Vision 2030 seeks a more inclusive economy that will address the country’s socio-economic imbalances and the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) is helping achieve this. SANRAL is ..
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