Name of the Project
N1/N2 Winelands toll-highway project.

Location
Western Cape, South Africa.

Client
South African National Roads Authority Limited (Sanral).

Project Description
The project encompasses 105 km of the N1 highway between Cape Town and Worcester, and 70 km of the N2 between Bot river and Cape Town.

The toll-highway project will include the construction and upgrade of roads and associated infrastructure on certain portions of the N1 between the R300 and Sandhills, and on the N2, in the Western Cape; the construction and upgrade of portions of the N1/N2; the upgrade of the second bore of the Huguenot tunnel; the construction of toll plazas between the R300 and Bot river; and the construction of the new, closed ‘cut-and-cover’ tunnel alignment through Helderzicht, extending west from the Danie Ackerman Primary School to the Victoria street interchange.

In 2003, the project was granted environmental authorisation and gazetted as a toll road in 2008.

Jobs to be Created
Not stated.

Value
As the project is a 30-year concession, Sanral has proposed to develop it through a public–private partnership.

The concessionaire will finance the construction, maintenance and operation through toll collection and will be required to hand over the road to Sanral after this time.

The overall cost of the project is estimated at R10-billion.

Duration
The concession contract comprises upgrade work on the N1 and N2 during an initial construction period of about three years and the upgrade, maintenance and operation of the road for the remaining 27 years.
The operation and maintenance period for the public–private partnership project is expected to start in 2015 and end in 2042.

Latest Developments
Sanral should stop wasting taxpayers' money and concede that it has followed an unlawful process in trying to toll the N1 and N2 freeways in Cape Town, the city's mayor Patricia De Lille has said.

"The City of Cape Town has won every round in court since we launched our review application on March 28, 2012, to set aside approvals that enable Sanral to toll sections of the N1 and N2 freeways in Cape Town.

"Following on from the Supreme Court of Appeal's (SCA’s) ruling  . . . I hope that Sanral will refrain from wasting taxpayers' money on further legal action. The city's estimated legal costs have already reached at least R20-million," De Lille has said.

Earlier, the SCA ruled that the application for leave to appeal against the refusal to admit further affidavits be dismissed with costs, including the costs of two counsel.

Sanral had appealed a judgment over the right to toll the N1 and the N2 highways in August, which had been in favour of the City of Cape Town.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Sanral, tel +27 21 975 4600.
Group Five, tel +27 11 806 0241, fax +27 11 803 5829 or email scoventry@groupfive.co.za.
Basil Read, tel +27 11 418 6300 or fax +27 11 418 6333.
Bouygues Construction, tel +33 1 3060 3300, fax +33 1 3060 4861 or email bouygues-construction.com.