Work on Polokwane ring road resumes

Issued by SANRAL
Polokwane, Sep 6, 2019

Work on SANRAL's Polokwane ring road project will resume this September. The roads agency has appointed Edwin Construction to continue construction of the road. The original contract was awarded to Basil Read, but, due to cash flow challenges, it could not complete the work.

At a contract value of R226.5 million, the remaining construction work to be carried out by Edwin Construction includes the completion of the new road; widening and strengthening of the old carriageway, which will become the new south bound carriageway; and completion of the new intersections at the R37 (Lydenburg) and P977 (Silikon) road crossings, bridge structures, culverts, road markings, studs, signage, fencing and drainage. The contractor will also be responsible for cleaning up and finishing off the road reserve, quarries and borrow pits.

"It is our hope that this project will reach completion by November 2020. Its success will increase safety and improve the flow of traffic towards the Polokwane CBD," says Progress Hlahla, Regional Manager: Northern Region at SANRAL.

He added that the road will remain safe throughout the upcoming festive season. A qualified and experienced traffic safety officer will be appointed, whose sole responsibility will be to look after road safety issues on a daily basis.