Bloemfontein, 7 October 2021 – The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has announced the award of contracts for periodic maintenance of National Route R30 Section 2 in the Lejweleputswa District. The work on the 40km stretch of the R30, section 2, entails repairs and resurfacing.

The project is divided into two packages. Package 1 starts at section 2 from Brandfort North km 5.2 to Theunissen km 25.0 and package 2 begins at Brandfort km 25.0 to Theunissen km 44.3.

“Actophambili Roads (Pty) Ltd and Sirobi Civils JV was the chosen contractor for package 1 while Actophambili Roads (Pty) Ltd were awarded package 2. The Consulting Engineers are KBK RMC (Pty) Ltd,” said Rajesh Dookie, SANRAL’s Eastern Region Project Manager.

The construction phase of the project will commence in the last quarter of 2021. The two contracts will run concurrently over the 12-month period. Upon completion of construction work, SANRAL will officially reopen the entire road section for full use.

“Temporary lane closures and occasional stop/go control will be carried out. Speed reduction will also be imposed. Motorists are advised to take note of the construction activities and to be observant of the advance warning signs, and restrictions, when travelling past the construction work zones,” said Dookie.