3SMedia | Apr 9, 2021
“On international road maintenance day today, it is important to recognise challenges around road maintenance but also to acknowledge the progress being made and offer solutions to accelerate the delivery of road maintenance projects.” This is...
3SMedia | Feb 22, 2021
New toll tariffs on South Africa’s national roads will take effect from March 1. In a statement, the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) announced that toll tariffs would increase by 5% on March 1, which the road agency said was in line with...
3SMedia | Feb 22, 2021
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) says it will soon start work on the much-anticipated upgrades to the National Route 3 (N3). This will involve the upgrade of the N3 between the Dardanelles interchange and the Lynnfield Park...
Nombulelo Manyana | Jan 27, 2021
Upgrading the R63 from Fort Beaufort to Alice will lower the vehicle operating cost and increase the provincial economy’s integration, says the South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL). The three-year project will result in wider...
3SMedia | Jan 18, 2021
When roads are reliable, the general population tends to take it for granted. However, when roads can’t withstand high volumes of traffic and must be repaired, the inconvenience of highway closures is glaring. “The problem with concrete is this:...
3SMedia | Nov 10, 2020
As part of government’s Covid-19 Economic Recovery Strategy, the KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala launched a R292 million road construction project, which will benefit the community of Ndwedwe under iLembe District Municipality. The...
3SMedia | Nov 6, 2020
Cool road surfacing can combat rising temperatures due to “urban heat islands” and spur the economy. That’s the view of South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) as the country marked Transport month in October. In urban areas...
3SMedia | Oct 21, 2020
Almost 60% of households in Gauteng spent more than the policy maximum target of 10% of their income on public transport in 2019/20, up from 55% in 2014. This is according to the Gauteng Household Travel Survey (GHTS) released recently. The 2019/20...
3SMedia | Oct 19, 2020
The Committee of Roads and Transport in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature hosted and heard presentations from the different Gauteng municipalities centered around the establishment of the Transport Authority Gauteng (TAG). The Committee welcomed...
