When Cape Town Municipality was designing its Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system, they needed to create clearly identified dedicated bus lanes in coloured concrete. The challenge was to provide a long-lasting colour able to withstand heavy traffic in a marine environment.
The ideal solution was Lafarge South Africa’s Artevia coloured decorative concrete, which is exceptionally durable and contains integral UV-stable colour pigments. The BRT system provides a quick, comfortable and cost-effective public transport service that will increasingly persuade motorists to leave their cars at home. The transport system is also a significant environmental benefit as it not only reduces traffic congestion but also decreases harmful emissions by replacing a high volume of cars with modern buses driven by latest technology diesel engines. Lafarge’s Readymix team supplied 6 000 m3 of Artevia coloured concrete in red pigment to form 14 km of the two metre-wide bus lane that will provide commuters with a better connection between Atlantis and Melkbos for decades to come.
