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Sanral completes road improvements on R510

By: Marleny Arnoldi 19th September 2018 The South African National Road Agency Limited (Sanral) has completed repairs to and the resealing of the 61-km-long R510, which runs from Rustenburg, in the North West, to the Limpopo border. “The road is now much more comfortable for drivers and safer for pedestrians. It has brought some... →

New road paves way into one of the biggest industrial estates in South Africa

By: Marleny Arnoldi 17th September 2018 JSE-listed real estate investment trust Redefine Properties, together with Abland Property Developers, on Monday unveiled the completed new public road that will improve accessibility to the S&J industrial estate, situated along the N3 highway, south of Germiston, in Gauteng. The construction of... →

S&J industrial estate, in Germiston Gauteng

Sanral, Barloworld Equipment sign MoU to provide emerging contractors with access to equipment

By: Irma Venter 5th September 2018 The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and Barloworld Equipment have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will provide emerging contractors with greater access to Caterpillar equipment. Barloworld Equipment is the dealer for Caterpillar earthmoving machines and power... →

Spotlight on CTC and potential legal inconsistencies

By: Jessica Oosthuizen 31st August 2018 The Cape Town Convention (CTC) on International Interests in Mobile Equipment is receiving a lot of attention from the legal industry in terms of how South Africa has incorporated it and how certain remedies provided for therein are enforced in the aviation industry, says global law firm Norton... →

COMPLIANCY CHECK An aviation working group is evaluating whether South Africa implements and complies with the rights and remedies provided for in the Cape Town Convention

Mobility as a Service could be defining in the future of city transport – ITLS

By: Marleny Arnoldi 30th August 2018 Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) can, when integrated with smart mobility and public transport, provide efficient transport services for city inhabitants, says Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) founder and director and Sydney Business School Professor David Hensher. Speaking at a... →

Gauteng launches online driving license pre-booking service

By: African News Agency 30th August 2018 Online learner and driving test pre-booking service have been launched in Gauteng as a step in the right direction towards the modernisation of public services. Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi on Thursday said: “We are really excited about this partnership with the Road Traffic... →

The 5%, 50% and 360 km/h of Gauteng’s e-toll network

By: Irma Venter 28th August 2018 Little is known about the numbers of the Gauteng open-road toll network (GORT), beyond the well publicised 70% of users who don’t pay their toll bills. However, South Africa’s first electronic toll collection system has laid bare an interesting array of data since its 2010 inception. For example,... →

New bridge to improve access to Brackengate 2 logistics park

By: Creamer Media Reporter 24th August 2018 JSE-listed diversified real estate investment trust (Reit) Redefine Properties and VDMV Property Group on Friday officially opened the newly improved Cilmor road bridge over the R300. The bridge, which was completed in August, was built at a cost of R27-million and is expected to further improve... →

M2 Kaserne bridge to be closed for repairs

By: Marleny Arnoldi 24th August 2018 The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) will close a section of the M2 Kaserne bridge on August 25, owing to the reduced structural integrity of the concrete elements. While undertaking continuous monitoring at the M2 Kaserne bridge, JRA engineers realised that parts of the support structure have... →

Western Cape govt says R650m roadworks delayed as main contractor in business rescue

By: African News Agency 24th August 2018 The Western Cape provincial government, run by the main national opposition Democratic Alliance, said on Friday a R650-million roadworks project currently underway between Ashton and Montagu had been delayed because the main contractor Basil Read was in business rescue. The Western Cape... →

Addressing historic debt could lead to higher e-toll compliance, says ETC

By: Irma Venter 22nd August 2018 A big game changer to ensure higher compliance on Gauteng’s open-road toll network (GORT) is to find a solution for the historic debt accumulated within the system, says Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) CEO Coenie Vermaak. He says research done within ETC has shown that a number of people are... →

Fuel levy’s revenue-generating prowess to come under intense pressure

By: Irma Venter 17th August 2018 The fuel levy as income source for government is rapidly losing productivity to generate income, says Professor Stephan Krygsman of the University of Stellenbosch’s Department of Logistics (Transport Economics). Taking the year 2000 as starting point, with the fuel levy at 100% productivity,... →

Western Cape transport department says begins R29m roadworks

By: African News Agency 10th August 2018 The Western Cape province's department of transport and public works (DTPW) said on Friday it had started periodic maintenance on the R341 road between De Rust and Uniondale, and that the R29 million project was expected to be complete by March. The road, last refurbished in 1995, provides access... →

JRA reopens expanded asphalt plant to better meet city’s infrastructure needs

By: Simone Liedtke 8th August 2018 As part of its commitment to bringing real change to communities, the Johannesburg Road Agency (JRA) on Wednesday relaunched its asphalt plant, in Ophirton, Johannesburg. The plant, which was first built in 1965, had to be refurbished to ensure it meets air quality requirements. →

JDA starts demolition works for new interchange in Wynberg

By: Marleny Arnoldi 3rd August 2018 As part of the City of Joburg’s Rea Vaya bus rapid transit (BRT) project along the Louis Botha development corridor, the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) is constructing the Watt interchange, in Wynberg. The works for the interchange include the demolition of the existing bridge and the... →

Rail infrastructure in state of neglect

By: Jessica Oosthuizen 3rd August 2018 South Africa’s railway infrastructure is in a state of neglect, says rail consultancy and rolling stock supplier African Railway Systems technical manager Dylan Knott. “Rail has been in decline for the past three decades, and with it, almost all the once thriving branch lines have closed. The... →

BAD CONDITION
Without direct investment in infrastructure, locomotives, rolling stock or skills, the future of the South African rail industry does not look positive

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BAD CONDITION Without direct investment in infrastructure, locomotives, rolling stock or skills, the future of the South African rail industry does not look positive

Road-rail vehicle innovator introduces RailBus

By: Jessica Oosthuizen 3rd August 2018 Olifantsfontein-based road-rail vehicle (RRV) manufacturer RailPro has developed a bimodal vehicle that transports people and goods on road and rail, says MD Ed Magan. The vehicle, called RailBus, was launched in June. →

FACILITATING MOBILITY
Thousands of rural dwellers are situated close to existing rail lines and the RailBus will allow for exploitation of underused rail routes

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FACILITATING MOBILITY Thousands of rural dwellers are situated close to existing rail lines and the RailBus will allow for exploitation of underused rail routes

Gauteng to enforce regulations on tow-truck industry

By: African News Agency 2nd August 2018 Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, said on Thursday that he was amending the provincial road traffic act in a bid to regulate the towing industry in the province. Vadi said that the amendment of the act will help to better govern the towing industry and promote professional... →

R7bn needed to complete Limpopo's unfinished roads

By: News24Wire 1st August 2018 An estimated R7-billion will be needed to complete all unfinished roads in Limpopo. This is according to the spokesperson for the provincial department of public works, roads and infrastructure, Joshua Kwapa, who said the department currently does not have the budget to complete unfinished roads... →

No longer flavour of the month, SA rethinks its bus rapid transit systems

By: Irma Venter 27th July 2018 It seems government’s love affair with bus rapid transit (BRT) systems has cooled. Courted in the Brazilian city of Curutiba – it is difficult to find a local government transport executive who has not been there on a study tour – and sworn to fidelity in the pressure cooker years before the... →

Rwanda signs $300m in loan deals with China, India

By: Reuters 24th July 2018 Rwanda signed loan agreements worth more than $300-million with China and India to fund roads and irrigation, officials said, as leaders from the two Asian powers made their first visits to the East African nation. Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Rwanda from Sunday to Monday and granted a... →

City of Tshwane allocates more than R25m to fix sinkholes around the city

By: African News Agency 23rd July 2018 The City of Tshwane has allocated at least R27.5-million to address five prioritised sinkholes that have created a hazard for drivers in the last few years, said Member of the Mayoral Committee for roads and transport Sheila Lenna Senkubuge on Monday. Another R25-million will be made available... →

In Senegal, China's President Xi pledges stronger Africa ties

By: Reuters 23rd July 2018 China's President Xi Jinping pledged during a visit to Senegal on Saturday to strengthen economic ties with Africa, a continent already awash with cheap Chinese loans in exchange for minerals and huge construction projects. Xi arrived in Senegal on Saturday for a two-day visit to sign bilateral... →

Transforming public transport hubs key to better city living, says US professor

By: Irma Venter 17th July 2018 Creating transit-oriented developments (TODs) is one way to build a more sustainable city with lower car use and higher density, says University of California, Berkeley, city and regional planning professor emeritus Robert Cervero. TODs refer to public transport hubs evolving into a “place to... →

Inquiry into Grayston drive bridge collapse awaiting heads of arguments

By: Creamer Media Reporter 13th July 2018 The Department of Labour-led inquiry into the October 2015 collapse of the Grayston drive pedestrian and cyclist structural bridge this week completed its work of gathering evidence. It is now awaiting the submission of written heads of arguments by legal representatives of interested... →

Bell Equipment, Sanral MoU gives small contractors access to earthmovers

By: Schalk Burger 13th July 2018 The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and construction machinery company Bell Equipment have signed a memorandum of understanding that will give small contractors access to earthmoving machinery to allow them to participate more meaningfully in major construction projects. The... →

Zambia says debt restructuring will not disrupt Chinese projects

By: Reuters 12th July 2018 Zambia will be careful to ensure its planned debt restructuring does not disrupt Chinese-financed projects, President Edgar Lungu said on Wednesday, after China's ambassador to the southern African nation sought clarification on the matter. China is a leading financier of infrastructure projects... →

N1 Plattekloof to Old Oak interchange upgrade 58% complete

By: Schalk Burger 11th July 2018 The R487-million project to upgrade a section of the N1 between Plattekloof road and the Old Oak interchange is 58% complete, the Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works said in a statement on Wednesday. As one of Cape Town’s busiest roads, about 120 000 vehicles travel along this... →

N1 Phase 2 median widening

Gauteng Transport Authority set for rollout in Q1 2019

By: Irma Venter 11th July 2018 Gauteng’s three metros, and all other providers of public transport in the province, will be able to retain their various services’ individualised branding under the new Gauteng Transport Authority (GTA), says Gautrain Management Agency CEO Jack van der Merwe. This means that a system such as the... →

GMA CEO Jack van der Merwe

Public not properly consulted on e-tolls, says toll collection firm

By: Irma Venter 10th July 2018 The public was not properly consulted in the process to implement e-tolling in Gauteng, says Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) CEO Coenie Vermaak. “The Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) was very poorly communicated and the tax payer not respected. →

You can’t have your cake and eat it, Sanral’s Macozoma warns govt, South Africans

By: Irma Venter 9th July 2018 South Africa is in critical need of a funding model for its road infrastructure. “The situation with toll in this country now is that, number one, people are anti-toll, and now we can’t toll anything,” said South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) CEO Skhumbuzo Macozoma on Monday at... →

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Sanral CEO Skhumbuzo Macozoma

Ethiopia needs $7.5bn to finish megaprojects – PM

By: Reuters 6th July 2018 Ethiopia needs $7.5-billion to finish infrastructure projects such as a massive dam and roads that the government hopes will drive industrialisation, the new prime minister said on Friday. Speaking to parliament before its vote on the 2018/19 budget, Abiy Ahmed said the government needed to be... →

JDA starts construction on Watt street interchange

By: Marleny Arnoldi 5th July 2018 As part of the City of Joburg’s Rea Vaya bus rapid transit (BRT) project along the Louis Botha Development Corridor, the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) is starting construction on the Watt street interchange, in Wynberg.  To minimise the impact caused to the public, road users and... →

Sanral’s credit rating downgraded

By: Marleny Arnoldi 2nd July 2018 Ratings agency Moody’s Investor Services has downgraded the credit ratings of the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral). The agency downgraded Sanral’s long-term local and foreign currency global scale ratings to Ba2, from Ba1, with the outlook accorded as negative and the short-term... →

Expo aims for 50% more visitors this year

By: Halima Frost 29th June 2018 Building on record attendance of more than 2 280 visitors to Africa's leading transport, materials handling, logistics and fleet management event the TruckX Conference and Expo (TruckX) at the Kyalami grand prix circuit, in Midrand, last year, TruckX 2018 hopes to increase this year’s attendance... →

BIGGER SPACE EQUALS BIGGER VISIBILITY The capacity for larger outdoor stands is seen in Sasol’s TruckX 2017 stand

R59m project completed on R44 route in Western Cape

By: African News Agency 27th June 2018 The Department of Transport and Public Works (DTPW) in the Western Cape has completed a R59-million maintenance project on the scenic R44 route between Rooi Els and Gordon’s Bay in the Western Cape, the department said on Wednesday. The project that started in October 2017, included crack... →

Traffic on Gauteng’s freeways to grow by 50 000 trips a day in 2018

By: Irma Venter 21st June 2018 Current traffic growth on Gauteng’s e-toll freeways is running at around 4%, says South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) planning, toll and transportation project engineer Alan Robinson. This means the current volume of 1.25-million people-trips a day on the e-toll freeway network... →

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