Name of the Project
Gauteng Rapid Rail Integrated Network extension project (Gautrain 2).

Location
Gauteng, South Africa.

Client
Gauteng Roads and Transport Department and Gautrain Management Agency (GMA).

Project Description
The proposed expansion of the Gauteng Rail Network will add 146 km of rail to the existing Gautrain system, incorporating 19 new stations. 

The current 80 km route has ten stations.

Tshwane will secure six new stations, Ekurhuleni three and Johannesburg ten.

The expansion project, however, will be too big as one project, and indications are that it will comprise five phases:

Phase 1: Marlboro to Little Falls through Sandton, Randburg and Cosmo City.

Phase 2: Little Falls to Jabulani Soweto through Roodepoort.

Phase 3: Rhodesfield to East Rand Mall, Cosmo City to Sunninghill through Fourways.

Phase 4: Samrand to Tshwane East through Irene.

Phase 5: East Rand Mall to Boksburg, Cosmo City to Lanseria and Tshwane East to Mamelodi.

Jobs to be Created
The proposed expansion of the Gautrain rail system has the capacity to create about 211 000 direct jobs.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
Initial planning slates construction of the first phase to start in 2022.

Latest Developments
Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Dr Ismail Vadi has said that the development of Gautrain 2 is “being held back” by the National Treasury.

The GMA is awaiting Treasury Approval 1 (TA1) for the project before it can develop the project further.

Vadi has said that a “high-level task team” is working with the National Treasury to advance the project.

However, the question is whether government has sufficient financial resources to develop Gautrain 2, Vadi has noted.

He has expressed the hope that the current Gauteng administration will secure TA1, enabling the new administration in office, following next year’s national and provincial elections, to start implementing the rail expansion project.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
SMEC Consortium, comprising SMEC South Africa, DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr and Deloitte (feasibility study).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project
GMA senior executive manager communication and marketing Dr Barbara Jensen, email barbaraj@gautrain.co.za.