Name of the Project
Inxuba Yethemba local municipality road projects.

Location
Cradock and Middelburg, in the Eastern Cape, in South Africa.

Project Owner/s
South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and Inxuba Yethemba local municipality.

Project Description
Sanral is developing three special maintenance projects, five routine road maintenance projects, and one road upgrade project in Cradock and Middelburg.

The special maintenance projects include: Cradock to Hofmeyr, Cradock to Tarkastad, and Middelburg to Molteno.

Fish River to Cradock is a road-upgrade project.

The routine road maintenance projects include Nanaga to Middelburg (N10), the N9 to N6 (R61); and the Middelburg and Cradock projects.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
Sanral plans to invest about R1.2-billion in the road construction projects.

• The special maintenance projects are collectively valued at R700-million: Cradock to Hofmeyr has an estimated budget of R200-million.
• Cradock to Tarkastad is estimated at R150-million and, Middelburg to Molteno is estimated at R350-million.
• The Fish River to Cradock has an estimated budget of R250-million.
• The routine road maintenance projects are collectively valued at R223-million: Nanaga to Middelburg (N10) has an estimated budget of R51-million.
• R61: N9 to N6 is budgeted at R52-million.
• Middelburg has an estimated budget of R60-million for three years, and Cradock has an estimated budget of R60-million for three years.

Planned Start/End Date
The projects will be undertaken over three years.

Latest Developments
The projects are at various stages – some at the tender stage and construction has started at others, while some will have a contractor appointed shortly.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
FTI Consulting on behalf of Sanral, Shaanaaz Loggenberg, +27 72 038 4257 Shaanaaz.Loggenberg@fticonsulting.com.