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Gauteng Rapid Rail Integrated Network extension project – update

9th April 2021

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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

Location
Gauteng, South Africa.

Project Owner/s
Gauteng Department of Roads and  Transport (GDRT), and the Gautrain Management Agency (GMA).

Project Description
The proposed extension of the Gauteng Rapid Rail Network will add 146 km of rail, as well as 19 new stations, to the existing Gautrain system that comprises an 80 km route and ten stations. Of the 19 additional stations, four are located in Tshwane, three in Ekurhuleni, and twelve in Johannesburg.

The implementation of these extensions is planned over 20 years and will be phased as follows:
Phase 1: Marlboro to Little Falls through Sandton, Randburg and Cosmo City.
Phase 2: Little Falls to Jabulani in Soweto, through Roodepoort.
Phase 3: Samrand to Tshwane East through Irene.
Phase 4: Rhodesfield to the East Rand Mall, and Cosmo City to Sunninghill through Fourways.
Phase 5: East Rand Mall to Boksburg, Cosmo City to Lanseria through Cradle, and Tshwane East to Mamelodi through Hazeldean.

Potential Job Creation
The proposed extension of the GRRIN has the capacity to create about 211 000 direct jobs over the development of all five phases.

Capital Expenditure
The total capital expenditure required to implement this project will be concluded as the respective phases of implementation attain the relevant Public–Private Partnership (PPP) Treasury Approvals as per the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA),1999.

Planned Start/End Date
The estimated start and end dates for the development of the proposed extensions cannot yet be determined, as they depend on the attainment of the respective Treasury Approvals that entail the following:

Treasury Approval 1 (TAI):  start of the procurement process.                             

Treasury Approval 2A (TAIIA): issuance of procurement documents to the market to prequalify bidders and, thereafter, the issuance of request for proposals.

Treasury Approval 2B (TAIIB): negotiations with the preferred bidder and financial closure. Treasury Approval 3 (TAIII): signing of the PPP agreement.

Latest Developments
The GMA has, in response to the province-wide mobility and societal developmental needs of Gauteng, undertaken and completed a feasibility study for the proposed GRRIN extensions. This study was conducted under the framework for PPPs in terms of the relevant National Treasury regulations of the PFMA, 1999. The study was completed in 2016 and provides sufficient detail regarding the preferred network implementation scenarios and optimal value-for-money methods of delivery. The feasibility study was submitted to the National Treasury in 2017 for TAI for Phase 1 of the proposed network implementation scenarios.

Meanwhile, the GMA is undertaking a preliminary route alignment study to determine the route for Phase 1 of the proposed network implementation scenarios. This study is being undertaken as per the prescripts of the Gauteng Transport Infrastructure Act (GTIA) and has developed to where the planning for the public engagement process as legislated by the GTIA is at an advanced stage.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
The announcements regarding key contracts and suppliers that are required for the development and implementation of the proposed extensions project will be made as the project attains key procurement milestones.

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

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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