Project description

Engineering services for the rehabilitation of Road P3/6 between Gauteng North West borders (KM 57.56) and Road P186/1 (KM 90.78)

Project objective

• The rehabilitation project was initiated by the necessity to repair the current deteriorating pavement.
• An unused mine-rail bridge was demolished and the road was widened in order to reduce traffic congestions and accidents.
• Improve intersections which worsened when heavy vehicles attempted to cross. This was a tremendous safety hazard for these vehicles and the oncoming traffic, which moves at high speeds. The speed limit over these sections was reduced to 60kph.
• The road was rehabilitated for a design life expectancy of 20 years by structural strengthening of the upper layers, and the construction of new layers.
• Other objectives were to award black economic enterprise contractors a substantial portion of the work, to provide work and training to local and other labourers, and to execute the work with a high degree of safety.

Employment created

• 136 unskilled and semi-skilled workers were employed.
• 15 SMEs were appointed for minor works and were beneficiaries of skills transfer.
• Two civil engineering students were engaged on this project and were provided with training in both the construction site work and the consulting engineering

Training

CETA-accredited training courses were attended by selected members of the local communities. The training programme included:

27 months and completed in February 2016

Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport

Highways and Bridges

South-west of Johannesburg, between Road P186/1 and the North West Province border on the N12 national route Section 17 to Potchefstroom