The N14 freeway from Krugersdorp to Pretoria is set for a R295 million makeover by the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport. “We have to upgrade the N14 as it is a critical arterial route from the southern and western regions of Gauteng to the...
North West civil engineering contractor M Civils is expanding its core focus in road construction, diversifying into residential building and allied services, as well as niche load and haul services in contract mining. Once completed, the...
Jun 1, 2015
At the 10th CAPSA in 2011 sustainable practice in road construction was entrenched as an underpinning value set in road design and construction. Within this framework, CAPSA 2015, will explore innovative practice and advance its implementation in...
Huge backlogs in road infrastructure still remain a major challenge despite the progress being made, says Eastern Cape MEC for Roads and Public Works Thandiswa Marawu. These backlogs are further compounded by floods that have wreaked havoc in the...
The Concrete Manufacturing Association (CMA) has revealed that the Zambian government has embarked on a roads rehabilitation and infrastructure improvement programme. Part of the programme entails ‘Pave Zambia’, the upgrading ofsome 2 000 km of...
Engineers at Volvo Construction Equipment are developing Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), which could reduce fuel consumption by up to 30% in certain applications and increase safety. Fuel efficiency is a top priority for construction equipment...
Lafarge South Africa uses its technical strength to provide innovative products and services for customers engaged in bitumen and concrete road construction. While the realities of budgeting for the lower initial capital outlay of bitumen road...
Motorists to and from Port Elizabeth, travelling towards Grahamstown, King William’s Town, East London – as well as holidaymakers heading to the Eastern Cape, can again use the N2 bypass between Grahamstown and the coastal city. The provincial...
There have been a number of successes in improving public transport in the Eastern Cape, Transport MEC Thandiswa Marawu said in Humansdorp last Tuesday. “Despite all the doubts and concerns, the scholar transport programme was successfully...
