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160 km Moloto Road gets major upgrade

The R573 Moloto “road of death” will undergo a major upgrade from August 2016. The major upgrade programme which will cover the entire stretch of the R573 over the next five to ten-year period. This work will be completed in stages with the most...

Cornubia Interchange to create significant benefits

The anticipated Cornubia link bridge and interchange scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2017 will provide Cornubia-based businesses multiple and unencumbered access to main arterial routes and a dedicated link into the heart of...
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Vadi opens R259 million upgrade of R82

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, has officially opened Phase 2 of the newly-constructed R82 (Old Vereeniging Road) from Eikenhof to Walkerville. Vadi said that the new six kilometre dual carriageway, constructed at a total cost of...
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$29.49 million for Burundi road project

 Burund’s Nyakararo-Mwaro-Gitega (RN18) Road Improvement and Asphalting Project has received funding for its first phase. The project, which concerns 30-kilometre-long Nyakararo-Mwaro-Kibumbu road, aims to help open up access to the country and...
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$58.5m for Parakou Urban Transport Project

The Republic of Benin will receive $ 58.5 million to help finance the Parakou Urban Transport Project. The project involves the rehabilitation and widening of 17.55 km of main roads in the city to double lanes in order to increase urban mobility,...
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Maine addresses Mothotlung sewage spill

North West MEC for Local Government and Human Settlements Collen Maine’s has committed to intervene in Mothotlung in Madibeng where sewage has been overflowing into residents’ houses. Maine met with effected ward councillors, Executive Mayor of...

Phase 2 of N12 upgrade underway

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi has announced Phase 2 of the N12 freeway rehabilitation project costing R120 million, which stretches from Eldorado Park to Zuurbekom, near Soweto. This follows a R374 million upgrade of the N12...
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Emphasis on transport infrastructure in 2014/15

Over the next financial year, the Department of Transport says it will focus on developing the road, rail, maritime and aviation infrastructure networks to help unlock the full potential of the economy. Addressing the Select Committee on Economic...
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Boosting regional development

A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between South Africa and Botswana will see the two countries improve cooperation to stimulate economic growth and advance regional integration. Dipuo Peters, Transport Minister says, “Key to our agreement is that it...