• Infrastructure is economy’s engine A new strategic path for state-owned entities that will improve their ability to create jobs, enable inclusive growth and become financially sustainable, was one of the primary announcements made by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his 2019 State of the Nation Address. He also envisaged a comprehensive overhaul of the way in which infrastructure projects will ...
  • Big road projects in budget A pronounced shift towards future investment in infrastructure – including the construction and rehabilitation of sections of the national road network – was one of the prominent features of the 2018/19 Budget. Delivering his first budget speech, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni allocated an additional R3.5bn to SANRAL over the next three years to improve non-toll ...
  • SANRAL‘s response to president’s call Minister of Transport, Dr Blade Nzimande, recently provided details of the projects that will be rolled out as part of the economic stimulus package that was announced by the President in 2018. The additional R3.5bn over three years announced in the national budget in February will unlock a total of R13bn worth of investment in ...
  • Toll increase = CPI The annual adjustment to toll tariffs came into effect on 1 March 2019. It is in accordance with the CPI over the proceeding twelve months, which has been calculated as 4,583%. The adjusted tariffs apply on the N3 toll road between Johannesburg and Durban, on the N4 between the Mozambican border and the Botswana border ...
Bridges connected

Progress on the N2 Wild Coast project is steady – near the Msikaba bridge a 1.63km single carriageway and four-lane undivided road with two interchanges is being constructed, as is a single carriageway between it and the Mtentu bridge and an 11.5km road toward the Umtamvuna river.

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Upgrade planned

Planning of the upgrades on the N3 between Durban and Maritzburg is on-going: the EB Cloete Interchange will be upgraded, additional lanes will be added between Cato Ridge and Dardanelles as well as from there to Lynnfield Park. Construction will begin in mid-2020.

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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 the south bore will begin in the second half of the year and construction of the north bore in …

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