The sod-turning ceremony and introduction of the contractor who will be constructing a section of Nelson Mandela Road P28/5 between Danville and Aerodrome Street took place on Friday the 18th of November 2022. The program of the day also integrated patching potholes in and around the Mahikeng CBD and other hotspots. Three municipalities officially marked the beginning of the special maintenance and re-gravelling on at least nine provincial roads for a total investment of more than R316 million by the department of Public Works and Roads NW.
There are three projects in the Ngaka Molema District, the direct benefi¬ciaries being road users of Mahi¬keng Local Municipality who will benefi¬t from the revamped road infrastructure totalling more than R113m of the above-mentioned total investment Contractor, Khosivuyo Logistics CC, will establish site shortly for the R47million special maintenance of 4 km on sections of Nelson Mandela Drive between the suburb of Danville and Dada Motors dealership. This is the busiest street in Mahikeng town, it witnesses large volumes of local traffic during peak hours compounded also by the fact that it remains one of the critical economic routes.
Truck loads carrying commodities to and from neighbouring countries often use the main street through town. It is also used as access to businesses, including retail as well as fuel fi¬lling stations situated alongside the street.
Business owner, Shaun Rajanah of Shaun’s Appliance Repairs said, “The resurfacing of this road will allow vehicle users to travel with ease, it will reduce the congestion of traffic and in turn there will be better passing trade.”
Over R31million will be spent on 46km for sectional rehabilitation between the villages of Makgobistad, through Logagane, Makgori to Tshidilamolomo (Road D414). The department appointed Actophambili Roads, to perform on that road soonest and a planned sod turning event which will coincide with the introduction to the communities that road snakes through.
Special maintenance of 27km of a road (P183/1) between Goedgevonden and N18 awarded to LTP Projects JV Taola for contract value of more than R35 million. Madibeng Local Municipality (Bojanala) also has three special maintenance road projects on the cards. The combined value for the three projects is more than R121million. R47million has been set aside for the pothole patching and reseal of the road between Brits and Rosslyn (D980) including the intersection and safety improvements at road R512 which is approximately 21.5km, the appointed contractor is Lebo Tebo Trading and Projects.
MSK/Gadimakatse JV is appointed for special maintenance of critical sections of the road (R104) between Majakaneng (Brits area) to Hartbeespoort in the Brits area. The project between villages of Maboloka and FAFUNG (P63/1) in Madibeng local municipality will see sectional patchworks and rehabilitation works starting shortly by the appointed contractor, Dot Africa civils. the contract amount for the project is more than R42million. Three other projects will be rolled out in the Rustenburg Municipality and Moses Kotane Municipality respectively.
There will be a special maintenance of the road (P522-R511) from Bethani to Brits (Lethukuthula Development Project, R36.7m); Re-gravelling for 25km of road D1643 from Moedwel to Ratsagae (Toro Ya Bakwena Civil Engineering, R18.2m) and the re-gravelling of road going through the villages of Pachdraai, Raokgoka, Pitsedisulejang to Maikaipaya in Moses Kotane. The contract amount for the above 49km project (D332 toD506 to Z559) is R26million and Mopani Civils (Pty) Ltd is the appointed contractor.
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