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Northern Province prepares to outsource road building

By: System Author 24th November 2000 The Northern Province’s Department of Public Works will outsource its road construction to private contractors in a bid to achieve greater efficiency in this area. →

R29m SMME spin-off from Lubombo road

By: System Author 24th November 2000 The fourth phase of the Lubombo coastal tourism road from Hluhluwe, in northern Kwazulu-Natal, to Maputo has generated more than R29-million in contracts for local small, medium and micro enterprises. →

R400m on Cape Town station

By: System Author 17th November 2000 The biggest modal interchange in the Western Cape is about to undergo a much-needed face-lift, the first phase of which is estimated at R400-million. →

Shortcomings of SDI exposed

By: System Author 17th November 2000 A study into South Africa’s flagship spatial development initiative, the Maputo Development Corridor, has uncovered serious shortcomings in the country’s approach to public–private partnerships. →

SA becomes hub for US truck firm

By: System Author 3rd November 2000 The South African arm of US company International Truck and Engine has assumed full responsibility for the company’s Australian and New Zealand operations. →

South Africa–Canada coach-refurbish deal

By: System Author 3rd November 2000 Potential long-term savings to the South African economy – projected at about R25-billion – could flow from the signing of a co-operation agreement between local manufacturing company Nustart Enterprises and Canadian engineering company Baultar. →

Roads: good investment for business – Alli

By: System Author 3rd November 2000 Roads are proving to be a viable long-term investment for the financial sector as more local and international financial institutions scramble to diversify their portfolio holdings to include South Africa’s top toll-road projects. →

Engineers’ showcase in North West

By: System Author 3rd November 2000 At an engineering exhibition hosted by Bolt & Engineering Distributors in the North West Province, Premier Popo Molefe reported that construction on the Trans-Kalahari highway, which will link the bay in Maputo with Walvis Bay, Namibia, is due to begin in January. →

Road construction, Namibia

By: System Author 3rd November 2000 Contractors are invited to pre-qualify for the construction of climbing lanes and other improvements between Windhoek and Aris. →

‘Departures will not hamper taxi plan’

By: System Author 27th October 2000 Assurances have been given that the controversial and delayed taxi-recapitalisation programme remains on track, despite a series of high-level departures from the Department of Transport. →

Railway commuter carriages upgrade, Western Cape

By: System Author 20th October 2000 Potential long-term savings to the South African economy – projected at about R25-billion – could flow from the signing of a co-operation agreement between local manufacturing company Nustart and Canadian engineering company Baultar, flooring specialists in the overhaul and... →

Plans under way for no-stop toll-roads

By: System Author 20th October 2000 An electronic toll-collection system is set to be launched in South Africa by the South African National Roads Agency in the third quarter of next year. →

Road rehabilitation, Lesotho

By: System Author 20th October 2000 Tenders are invited for the rehabilitation of the Butha Buthe – Oxbow road. →

Super tag used in transport spin-off

By: System Author 13th October 2000 Local technology company Inala is proposing a new system of traffic control based on ‘electronic number plates’ to improve traffic enforcement and increase safety on South Africa’s roads. →

Cost-saving techno for roads

By: System Author 13th October 2000 A unique South African technology known as the heavy-vehicle simulator, developed by CSIR Transportek during the 1970s, has saved the local road-building industry more than R100-million a year since the early 1980s. →

R1-billion roads-upkeep plan

By: System Author 13th October 2000 The South African National Roads Agencyis proposing the establishment of a national transport fund which, if implemented, will see R1-billion a year being ploughed into the upkeep of South Africa’s roads infrastructure. →

First motorcycle with hybrid engine

By: System Author 6th October 2000 Developments to Watch →

Tenders for Moz road upgrade

By: System Author 6th October 2000 The government of Mozambique has called for tenders from 11 preselected contractors for the rehabilitation of the road between Vanduzi and Changara. →

R48m Cape road project on track

By: System Author 22nd September 2000 The Cape construction arm of Grinaker is going ahead full-steam on the Klapmuts contract awarded by the Provincial Administration of the Western Cape in March. →

Taxi, bus terminals for airport next year

By: System Author 8th September 2000 Public transport facilities and systems at Africa’s busiest airport, Johannesburg International Airport, are being redesigned to make a world-class transportation system available to arriving users. →

New road pavements forum

By: System Author 1st September 2000 Members of South Africa’s bituminous and cementitious materials road pavements industry have joined forces to form a single platform →

Tippers make loading easier

By: System Author 11th August 2000 Transportation logistics company John Daniel Containers, of Mossel Bay, Western Cape, has entered into a manufacturing agreement with Australian company Trufab to manufacture a new roller-tipper. →

Jhb–Pta superhighway study begins

By: System Author 11th August 2000 One of South Africa’s most ambitious road infrastructure projects, the National Road Agency’s (NRA’s) Johannesburg-to-Pretoria corridor scheme, has reached initial development status. →

19 new toll-road projects studied

By: System Author 28th July 2000 South African road-users could be paying thousands of rands in toll fees in the next few years if the government’s toll-road development programme gets the final go-ahead. →

Measuring car cuts surveying time

By: System Author 14th July 2000 The first infrastructure-measuring car that can measure track and overhead line parameters simultaneously, was launched by Plasserail last month. →

All aboard the Shilowa express

By: System Author 7th July 2000 By 2005, commuters travelling between Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Johannesburg International Airport may be persuaded to leave the convenience of their motorcars for the time-savings and comfort of a higher-speed train. →