Mineral exploration and development company Montero in its blog last month noted that it is assembling the geological puzzle of its Avispa copper project thorough its exploration work. According to... 

The deterioration of Johannesburg’s roads is a key concern in terms of the general maintenance of the city, with inclement weather, vandalism and theft, as well as ageing infrastructure, the key... 

In celebration of International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) on 23 June, trusted infrastructure consulting firm AECOM is showcasing its candidacy mentoring programme. The programme plays a... 

JSE-listed construction and engineering company Raubex posted a 159% year-on-year increase in its operating profit to R945-million for the financial year ended February 28. The group posted a... 

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has committed over R12-million towards the resurfacing of the M2 motorway. The three-pronged project, which entails the resurfacing of the M2 motorway Eastbound, 

South African compaction machine supplier, ELB Equipment, has released a redesigned model of its Ammann ARW 65 walk-behind roller. The updated machine provides two-in-one capabilities with the... 

The rehabilitation of the eMalahleni to Middelburg road pavement rehabilitation and upgrade project – between the OR Tambo and Van Dyksdrift interchanges in the Highveld region – is complete. 

An update on the N4 toll route projects. 

Bitumen – commonly used in road construction and maintenance –  is now more widely available to the Western Cape market as a result of a partnership agreement between sustainable hydrocarbon... 

JSE-listed chemicals group AECI increased its revenue by 8% year-on-year to R26.05-billion in 2021 and declared a total ordinary dividend of R6.85 a share – up 20% year-on-year. The company... 

The project entails road rehabilitation works in Limpopo. 

The base layers of sections of the N4 between the Kameeldrift and Ga-Rankuwa interchanges require significant rehabilitation. 

Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) depot workers will return to work on a full-time basis from February 16 following a directive from Johannesburg acting city manager Floyd Brink. The roads agency had... 

Trans African Concessions (Trac) says it will go ahead with the construction of the much-anticipated Montrose interchange.  This project, valued at R248-million, officially kicked off at the... 

Road management company Bakwena N1/N4 Platinum Highway will undertake major rehabilitation of the base layers in the left-hand lane on portions of the N4 between Kameeldrift and Ga-Rankuwa... 

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has set aside more than R3-billion to benefit local small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs), in Mpondoland, in the Eastern Cape, as... 

Engineering consultancy WSP has incorporated technologies that compensate for the potential longer time span between maintenance interventions for the rehabilitation of a 27 km section of road in... 

The construction of the ring road forms part of government’s infrastructure projects programme.  

Engineering solutions provider BMG’s total plant management solutions encompass a technical advisory service for maintenance programmes that includes correct chain and sprocket selection, a... 

JSE-listed Raubex Group has posted a significant 1 907% increase year-on-year in operating profit to R435-million for the six months ended August 31. This compares with the R21.7-million in... 

Consulting engineers firm WSP has used not only innovative technology in the upgrading of the National Route 3 (N3) project but also aims to ensure the use of sustainable materials throughout... 

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been involved in several new research initiatives geared towards providing alternative waste material products for use by the road... 

A new solution developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and its partners, could result in significant reductions in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the production of cement and... 

Ensuring the right aggregate for specific applications is key to successful projects, says construction materials supplier AfriSam. “The value of the right aggregate for the task cannot be... 

The South African road infrastructure and construction industry can learn from international markets and apply several key lessons on its journey to achieving the goal of net zero, ensuring a... 

The City of Johannesburg, together with Discovery Insure and Dialdirect Insurance, have launched a new ‘Pothole Patrol’ app and WhatsApp-bot to fast-track the ongoing war on potholes across the... 

Together with its business partners, research, development and innovation partner VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) has developed a solution that it says can bring a significant... 

With a heritage spanning more than eight decades, AfriSam’s footprint of quarries nationwide is supported by quality systems that ensure customers reliability and consistency of aggregate supply.... 

The recycling of construction and demolition materials in South Africa is behind the global curve, partly because it is generally not viewed as economically viable by the vast majority of local... 

Leveraging new-generation crushing technology to optimise uptime at its Pietermaritzburg quarry, AfriSam will be installing a Metso C120 jaw crusher supplied by South African distributor Pilot... 

Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, is launching PFX30-05, a DN8 ultra-high-pressure hose that offers improved service life in industrial water-jetting/blasting... 

Upgrades to the Huguenot Tunnel are well under way, with no major spike in traffic volumes in the Du Toits Kloof Pass during the night-time closures, the South African National Roads Agency Limited... 

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) says its asphalt plant, which was refurbished and reopened in April, has since produced 3 947.55 t for all the JRA depots across the seven regions. The asphalt... 

South African National Roads Agency Limited is building a road that will serve to alleviate traffic congestion in the Musina central business district, and reduce the travel time for road users in... 

Compaction technology manufacturer Bomag has entrusted local equipment supplier Smith Power Equipment to distribute its light compaction equipment range in South Africa and selected cross-border... 

Trans African Concessions (TRAC) expects to complete the major upgrade between Kaapmuiden and Kaalrug, in the Nkomazi region, on the N4 Toll Route, by October.  The toll road concessionaire says... 

Global manufacturer of specialised equipment for asphalt road building, aggregate processing and concrete production Osborn Engineered Products has unified under the new Astec industries brand. “We... 

Trans African Concessions is working on rehabilitating and upgrading the N4 toll route from the Solomon Mahlangu offramp, in Gauteng, in South Africa, to Maputo, in Mozambique. 

Trans African Concessions (TRAC) expects to complete the major upgrade between Kaapmuiden and Kaalrug, in the Nkomazi region, on the N4 Toll Route, by October.  The toll road concessionaire says... 

Effective 01 August 2021, construction equipment manufacturer BOMAG GmbH, based in Boppard Germany, has appointed Kemach Equipment as its new dealer for South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland. The... 

US carbon negative materials company Origin Materials and Southern African commercial asphalt manufacturer AECI Much Asphalt have launched a programme to create a novel low-carbon bitumen. Origin... 

The N4 toll route is the catalyst for trade and investment between the landlocked provinces of Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga, in South Africa, and neighbouring countries.