Edwin Kruger Archives - SANRAL Stop Over

Monitoring the safety of road infrastructure

SANRAL pros are the people you want in an emergency on our national roads. Within minutes after a disused pedestrian bridge across the busy N3 freeway in Gauteng collapsed in August 2017, a team of professionals ..

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 ..

Engineering approaches to concrete bridge repair and protection

Very old concrete showing signs of distress, carbonated or chlorinated concrete needs protection. Coating with a silane penetrant coating and not barrier coatings generally improve this. Barrier concrete must breathe as they provide protection and aesthetics, ..

SANRAL steps in to ensure safety at Erasmusrand Pedestrian Bridge

Engineers from SANRAL were quickly messaged to the area to assess the extent of the damage and it was decided that the bridge had to be closed immediately in the interest of road safety.