ON THE COVER
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) announced that it would be investing over R50b in road infrastructure development in the Eastern Cape between now and 2028. Speaking at the Construction Summit held at the East London International Convention Centre on 26 March, Welekazi Ndika, SANRAL’s Regional Stakeholder Coordinator, said: “SANRAL’s infrastructure investment will be geared towards the construction of new facilities, road improvements and strengthening, routine, ad hoc, periodic and special maintenance of the national road network in the province. In line with our transformation imperatives, a portion of this work will be ringfenced for targeted enterprises, including women, youth, people with disabilities and military veterans.”
Thousands of jobs created and thousands trained on SANRAL’s R20bn N2 Wild Coast Road project
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has reported that its flagship N2 Wild Coast Road (N2WCR) project has generated more than 3 000 local jobs to date. SANRAL provided the report during a two-day N2WCR Political Oversight Committee (POC) session held with traditional leadership and local stakeholders at the Wild Coast Sun in Bizana.
Senqu Bridge progress
The Polihali Dam will create a 5 042-hectare reservoir at the confluence of the Senqu and Khubelu rivers. The Polihali Dam and the Polihali to Katse Transfer Tunnel are the main water transfer infrastructure works of Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Phase II adds 2 325 million cubic metres in storage capacity to the LHWP enabling an incremental increase in the volume of water to be transferred to South Africa from 780 to 1 270 million cubic metres per annum, while simultaneously increasing power generation at ‘Muela by 40 percent.
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