De Wildt 50 Mw Pv Solar Plant in the Madibeng Local Municipality in the Bojanala District of North West Province
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PROPOSED DE WILDT 50 MW PV SOLAR PLANT IN THE MADIBENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY IN THE BOJANALA DISTRICT OF NORTH WEST PROVINCE TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROJECT NO: J016/784 APRIL 2016 PROPOSED DEWILDT 50MW PV SOLAR PLANT IN THE MADIBENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY IN THE BOJANALA DISTRICT OF NORTH WEST PROVINCE TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT CONTENTS Chapter Description Page 1 SCOPE 1 2 SITE DESCRIPTION AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 3 3 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 5 4 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS 8 5 CAPACITY ANALYSIS 16 6 PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROAD NETWORK 22 7 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 25 PROPOSED DEWILDT 50 MW PV SOLAR PLANT IN THE MADIBENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY IN THE BOJANALA DISTRICT OF NORTH WEST PROVINCE TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT APRIL 2016 1. SCOPE A 50 MW PV solar electricity generation plant with associated infrastructure (88 KV transmission line) is proposed on Portions 15, 27 and 28 of the farm Schietfontein 437 JQ south-west of Ga Rankuwa in the Madibeng Local Municipality area in the Bojanala District in the North West Province. A locality map is attached in Figure 1 and a photographic record of the study area is attached in Annexure A. Access to the site both during construction and the operational phase will be from road R566. R566 is a provincial road and has been designated as route K8 in the major road network planning of both Gauteng and North West province and is planned as a future dual carriageway road. Tech IQ Consulting Engineers has been appointed to assess the traffic impact of the proposed development both during construction and the operational phase and to recommend appropriate mitigating measures as part of the EIA process. The report will include the following: • Site description and proposed development • Transportation system • Traffic analysis • Capacity analysis • Proposed road improvements and mitigation measures • Conclusion and recommendation. PROPOSED DEWILDT SOLAR PLANT - NORTH WEST PROVINCE (J016/784) N NOT TO SCALE PROPOSED DEWILDT SOLAR PLANT Locality plan FIGURE 1 3 2. SITE DESCRIPTION AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 2.1 Site Description The site is located on the southern side of Road R566, approximately 9 km west of the George Mokhari Hospital and 15 km east of the town of Brits. R566 runs parallel to the N4 Bakwena toll road and links the town of Brits in the west with the Rosslyn industrial area and the R80 Mabopane freeway in the east. The site is approximately 330 ha in extent and from a traffic engineering point of view it can be considered as vacant. 2.2 Proposed Development The proposed DeWildt PV solar plant provides for the generation 50 MW electrical power. The proposed site layout is illustrated on Figure 2 and includes the following: • Internal and external access roads and a small parking area • Fencing of the plant and video security control systems • Foundations / mini piles for the mounted Photovoltaic arrays • Electricity access point for the construction phase, operation phase (if necessary) and UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) devices • Water access point and / or water extraction on-site from borehole (s), water supply pipelines, water treatment • Sewerage system and stormwater collection system (if necessary) • Workshop and warehouse • A control building with offices • Cabling lining Photovoltaic strings and other internal cabling • Medium voltage stations designed to host DC / AC inverters and medium voltage power transformers • A high voltage sub-station with high-voltage power transformers, stepping up the voltage to the voltage of the Eskom’s grid • 88KV transmission line to loop in and out the sub-station. During the construction phase, the site may be provided with the following: • Water access point and water extraction on-site borehole(s) point, water supply pipelines, water treatment facilities • Pre-fabricated buildings that will be removed at the end of the construction phase. This report only addresses the solar plant and not any future use of the remaining land. PROPOSED DEWILDT SOLAR PLANT - NORTH WEST PROVINCE (J016/784) 1 2 3 4 5 6 28 STURDEE AVENUE 2ND FLOOR, GLOBAL HOUSE ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG OFFICE PHONE: 010 595 3333 E CONTRACTOR: D PROJECT NO: ZA-14-0054 50MW SOLAR GRID CONNECTED PV PLANT ZOLOGRAPH INVESTMENTS (RF)(PTY)LTD, DEWILDT CLIENT : PROJECT : DRAWING NUMBER: T.200 100mm brushfinish conc. LOADING RAMP D01 D01 W02 FILTER600x600 FRAMEOPENING W02 panel W02 AC UNIT 2 airbrick 2 CONTROL & RELAY ROOMKorocron 32 m W02 1800 x 1200mm deep cabletrench to be in strictaccordance with Eng's detail and design W02 W02 W02 600x600 800 x 1200mm deep cabletrench to be in strict accordance with Eng's detail and design W02 FILTER FRAME OPENING opening5000mm wide cable trench to be in strict accordance with engneeer's detail anddesign. FILTER600x600 FRAME OPENING AC UNIT WC W01 2 m TLT 3 W02 Korocron 300x300 D03 OPENING AT FLOOR LEVEL W02 W02 AC UNIT 1800 x 1200mm deepcable trench to be in strict accordance with Eng's detail and design 2 airbrick panel W02 W02 AC UNIT W02 W02 600x600 FILTER FRAMEOPENING D02 D01 SHEET TITLE: C GENERAL SITE PLAN 16000 W01 4500 4500 W01 W01 V V 280 SHR SHR BEDROOM-01 1785x2385 TOILET-01WC 1785x2385WC TOILET-02 BEDROOM-02 AREA 18.135 M² AREA 18.135 M² 4030 WHB WHB LIVING AREA T.V CABINET D02 D02 AREA34.5 M² BIC BIC STAMP: D01 D01 115 PASSAGEAREA 6.7 M² 6210 1000 9850 V KITCHEN D01 D01 READING / MEETING ROOM FFL(N.G.L+750) 2835x4030 D02 WHB 5145 SHOE RACK HALLWAY W01 DINING AREA BEDROOM-04 3100x1800 WHB AREA 18.135 M² TOILET-03 D03 1785x2385 WHB SHR WHB 280 W01 V W01 750MM PLINTH PROTECTION N.G.L (+0.00) 280 4500 115 4500 115 2835 16000 12 3 6 3 C 1 1 2 2 4 1 2 1200mm conc apron all round 1 Line of roof above Line of roof above RE W02 W02 IE D04 IE WC MALE09 TOILET UNIT AC STOREROOM A: 52 m 11 2 1 2 ceramic tiles m ceramic tilesm A: 5 2 RECEPTION WHB D03 A: 24 m 062 3 100 D01 IE ceramic tiles COUNTER TOP 1 6 1 6 CCTV ROOM10 W04 2 3 WHB D03 KITCHEN D01 A: 9.8 m 22 4000 2 VV A: 5 m 2 07 ceramic tiles IE FEMALE10 TOILET ceramic tiles 2 A: 5 m 2 AC 1 1 WC ceramic tiles D01 UNIT W02 W04 W01 RECEPTION DESK RECEPTION IE IE IE Line of roof above RE Line of roof above 0 1 4000 IE IE IE 1200mm conc apron all round 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 3 3 2 3 C 12 16000 4500 4500 V W01 W01 V W01 ORIGINAL SIZE ''841 X 594" 280 SHR SHR BEDROOM-01 1785x2385 TOILET-01WC 1785x2385WC TOILET-02BEDROOM-02 AREA 18.135 M² AREA 18.135 M² WHBWHB LIVING AREA T.V CABINET 4030 D02 D02 AREA34.5 M² BIC BIC D01 D01 115 PASSAGE AREA 6.7 M² 1000 6210 9850 V KITCHEN D01 D01 READING / MEETING ROOM FFL(N.G.L+750) 2835x4030 D02 WHB 5145 W01 DINING AREA BEDROOM-04 3100x1800SHOE RACK HALLWAY WHB AREA 18.135 M²1785x2385 TOILET-03 D03 WHB WHB SHR W01 V W01 280 750MM PLINTH PROTECTION N.G.L (+0.00) 115 280 4500 4500 115 2835 16000 12 3 6 3 C 1 1 2 2 4 1 2 1200mm conc apron all round 1 Line of roof above Line of roof above W02 RE W02 D04 IE IE WC MALE TOILET09 UNIT AC STOREROOM ceramic tiles2 m A: 5 A: 52 m 11 1 2 2 RECEPTION ceramic tiles WHB D03 A: 24 2m 06 COUNTER TOP 3 100 D01 IE ceramic tiles 1 6 1 6 WHB D03 CCTV10 ROOM W04 2 3 4000 2 VV D01 2 m SHEET SIZE ''A-1'' 07KITCHEN ceramic tiles A: 9.8 IE FEMALE10 TOILET ceramic tiles2 m A: 5 2 1 A: 5 m2 D01 AC 1 WC ceramic tiles UNIT RECEPTION DESK RECEPTION IE IE W02 IE W04 W01 Line of roof above RE Line of roof above 0 1 4000 IE IE 1 1 1 1200mmIE conc2 apron all round 2 2 4 3 3 2 3 C 12 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 B DATE: DRAWN BY: PROPOSED PLOT ENGINEER: AREA = 331.79 A / 134.27 H APPROVED BY: EXISTING PLOT NO. REVISION DATE INIT. AREA = 313.35 A / 126.80 H A1 ISSUED FOR INFORMATION 02.09.2015 V.K, S.M,R.S PROPOSED PV PLANT AREA = 273.73 A / 110.77 H ADDITIONAL LAND REQUIRED AREA = 18.19 A / 7.36 H A = ACRES H = HECTARES FOR INFORMATION A PROJECT PHASE: DRAWING ISSUED STATUS ELECTRICAL CIVIL & STRUCTURE SCALE: 1 : 3500 A - ISSUED FOR INFORMATION B - ISSUED FOR APPROVAL ISSUED FOR SHEET NO.: C - ISSUED FOR CONSTRUCTION 1 OF 1 INFORMATION D - AS BUILT FIGURE 2 5 3. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 3.1 Road Network Hierarchy The solar plant is served by a proper network of major roads that link the project with residential areas where employees may be located, as well as industrial areas such as Brits, Rosslyn, Rustenburg, Pretoria, Johannesburg and the West Rand. There are also a number of planned future roads that will not serve the project during the construction phase, but which must be taken into consideration as far as long term access during the operational phase of the project is concerned. The provincial major road planning is illustrated on Figure 3. The hierarchy of roads in the vicinity of the site is tabulated below. CLASSIFICATION DESCRIPTION Class 1 principal arterials • N4 Bakwena national toll road east-west direction, Full control of access.