Name and Location
B region road infrastructure improvement and maintenance project, Gauteng, South Africa.

Client
Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA).

Project Description
The project will improve and maintain the roads infrastructure, including the repairing of potholes in the City of Johannesburg B region.

The region includes relatively developed suburbs such as Windsor, Albertville, Blairgowrie, Bryanston, Bosmont, Coronationville, Cresta, Emmarentia, Greenside, Fairlands, Hurlingham, Florida Glen, Langlaagte, Northcliff, Richmond and Sandhurst.

Of this financial year’s capital expenditure, R37-million will be allocated to the road resurfacing programme in all the region’s suburbs.

The agency has also set aside R10-million to repair stormwater systems in Berario (R2.6-million), Fairlands (R3.4-million) and Kelands at the Willows Bird Sanctuary (R4-million).

A further R8-million will be spent on bridge infrastructure – R6-million to repair a collapsed gabion wall at Carlow road, in Melville, and R 2-million to repair a collapsed culvert at the Auckland Park Country Club.

Another R7-million has been earmarked for the repair of a sinkhole in Bryanston.

Other expenditure includes:
• R7-million for the reconstruction of roads in all the region’s suburbs;
• R4-million for the repair and rehabilitation of embankments and sidewalks along William Nicol road, in Bryanston; and
• R3-million for the rehabilitation and prevention of soil erosion at the Bryanston river embankment.

JRA is also planning to repair the collapsed sections of the Rea Vaya bus rapid transit route, in Auckland Park; collapsed culverts on Surrey road, at the culvert along Bond and Surrey roads, in Ferndale, and along Barry Hertzog road, in Parktown; and road resurfacing and repairs to reinstate junction boxes along Lange road, in Florida Glen.

Value
The JRA will spend R99-million in the 2015/16 financial year.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
JRA operations manager: marketing and communications Bertha Peters-Scheepers, tel +27 11 298 5023 or
email bscheepers@jra.org.za.