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N1 – Plattekloof road and Old Oak interchange upgrade, South Africa

26th October 2018

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
N1 – Plattekloof road and Old Oak interchange upgrade.

Location
Western Cape, South Africa.

Client
Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works.

Project Description
The project entails the upgrade of the N1 between Plattekloof road and Old Oak interchange, which includes the addition of a third lane in both directions.

Potential Job Creation
Several short-term job and skills development opportunities have been created. As of August 2018, R26-million had been spent on targeted labour, while 30 998 person-days of work had been created for people from the City of Cape Town municipal areas bordering on the N1.

Value
R487-million.

Duration
The project is expected to be completed by May 2019.

Latest Developments
Work on installing the freeway management system, fibre-optic bank and Wemmershoek pipeline is complete, as is work on the concrete retaining walls, Old Oak inbound on-ramp temporary bypass, and the Phase 1 widening of the third lanes in the median.

The Old Oak inbound on-ramp is also complete and open to traffic.

Current work in progress includes pavement rehabilitation on the N1 carriageways, which will be completed in October; the Phase 2 median widening and installation of the concrete median barrier, which is 75% complete; the Phase 3 median widening and barrier, which have started; and an inbound auxiliary lane widening between Durban road and Jip de Jager drive, which is 50% complete.

Additionally, there is work in progress on the inbound auxiliary lane widening between Jip de Jager drive and Plattekloof road; outbound auxiliary lane widening between Jip de Jager drive and Durban road, which is 50% complete; the widening of the Jip de Jager drive interchange and ramp; the widening of Old Oak interchange and ramp; and reconstruction of Old Oak road West bridge.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works communication officer Byron la Hoe, tel +27 21483 9813 or email Byron.lahoe@westerncape.gov.za.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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