Road upgrade contractors announced

Road upgrade contractors announced
2008/05/19

The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) on Thursday announced details of the contractors awarded the seven contracts for the first phase (125,5 km) of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), amounting to a total of R11,5bn.
Siyavaya Joint Venture, led by Group Five (GFI), was awarded Work Package A* (18 km), consisting of N1 section 20 between Golden Highway and 14th Avenue (17 km); and N12 section 18 between the Diepkloof interchange and the M1 interchange (1km); as well as Work Package E (16 km), consisting of N3 Section 12 between Old Barn (Heidelburg Rd) and Geldenhuys (M2) interchanges (12 km) and N12 Section 18 between Reading (R59) and Elands (N3) interchanges (4 km).
GFI Contractors Joint Venture, comprising WBHO (WBO) and Senyati Construction, was awarded Work Package B (21 km), consisting of the N1 Section 20 between the 14th Avenue and Buccleuch interchanges.
GLMB Joint Venture, led by Aveng (AEG), was awarded Work Package C (23 km), consisting of the N1 Section 20 & 21 between the Buccleuch and Brakfontein Interchanges; as well as Work Package F (17,6 km), consisting of N3 Section 12 between Geldenhuys (M2) and Buccleuch Interchanges.
Basil Read Joint Venture (BSR) was awarded Work Package D (15km), consisting of N1 Section 21 between the Brakfontein and the R21 interchanges (10km) and the N1 Section 21 between the Atterbury and Proefplaas (N4) interchanges (5 km).
CMC joint Venture was awarded the upgrade of the N12: Gilloolys to R21 (10km), consisting of N12 Section 19 between the N3 (Gilloolys interchange) and the R21 interchanges (10km) as well as works on the N3 Section 12 between the N12 (Gilloolys interchange) and Modderfontein interchange (partial upgrading).
Upgrading of the freeway sections will take place over the next 36 months, with the works having been prioritised to be substantially completed for the 2010 World Cup.
The project will involve provision of additional lanes; interchange improvements and intelligent transport management systems, including cameras, ramp metering and electronic signage. – I-Net Bridge
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Road upgrade contractors announced