Produced by SANRAL Limpopo Needs Adequate National Roads to Grow
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2020 LIMPOPOLIMPOPO Produced by SANRAL Limpopo needs adequate national roads to grow the economy. SANRAL’s Musina and Polokwane Ring Road projects are creating jobs, empowering emerging contractors and training the youth in the area. At SANRAL we are not only committed to managing South Africa’s road infrastructure, but we also make sure our roads are meticulously engineered for all road users. www.sanral.co.za @sanral_za @sanralza @sanral_za SANRAL SANRAL Corporate Message from the MEC resident Cyril Ramaphosa announced the Economic COVID-19 pandemic. Reconstruction and Recovery Plan this year, the rationale was that we must set out a plan for an The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited P (SANRAL), as a state entity that is acutely aware of economy aimed at stimulating equitable and inclusive growth for our country’s citizenry. The South African government’s commitment to drive the country’s economy Government recognises that the country’s economy has through infrastructure development, is ready to implement experienced economic stagnation, putting a strain on R30 billion worth of construction projects as part of tackling the triple challenges of poverty, inequality and President Ramaphosa’s call. SANRAL has a portfolio of unemployment. ‘shovel-ready’ projects which will be implemented during the The Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan strives 2020/21 financial year and beyond. to ensure that South Africans work together to build a new Furthermore, SANRAL plans to roll out over 200 additional economy. This will be achieved by creating jobs through aggressive infrastructure investment and mass employment road infrastructure projects across all nine provinces of programmes, industrialising the country’s economy, focusing South Africa, impacting directly on economic development, on SMMEs, and accelerating economic reforms to unlock job creation and economic transformation. investment and growth. The Presidency has recognised the N1 Musina Ring Road Moreover, when the President hosted the Sustainable and the Polokwane Eastern Ring Road as key Strategic Infrastructure Development Symposium of South Africa Integrated Projects (SIP 21) during the infrastructure (SIDSSA) in June this year, he called on both the public symposium. This has had a positive impact on the province. and private sector to invest in and unlock infrastructure development to stimulate the South African economy. As the provincial department responsible for public works, This equally resonates with the rationale behind the roads and infrastructure, we value SANRAL as a key socio- President’s annually convened Investment Conference. economic partner. We continue to work with SANRAL MR NAMANE DICKSON, MPL Significantly, the President’s call was followed by a in ensuring that major projects in the province produce Member of Executive Council commitment from Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula that economic spin-offs, including contracting SMMEs and Limpopo Department of Public Works, road infrastructure development will be a key contributor locals to work on them and ensuring localised growth and Roads and Infrastructure to South Africa’s economic recovery in the wake of the sustenance of livelihoods. Message from the CEO hrough our ‘Taking SANRAL to the People’ disadvantaged individuals benefit. Our Horizon 2030 programme, we at SANRAL have made a concerted Strategy and Transformation Policy certainly attest to our Teffort to reach out to our targeted stakeholders in commitment to this. Limpopo Province during the last quarter of the year. In this edition of Hello Limpopo, we give you updates on These targeted stakeholders range from government, to the progress we have made thus far on the Polokwane and business, community-based organisations and traditional Musina Ring Road projects. We also share information on leaders, among others. We value the interactions we have upcoming construction projects that we will introduce to with these stakeholders, because not only do they provide the province and, importantly, the value that these will have a platform for us to forge partnerships with them, they for local SMMEs. are also information sharing opportunities designed to We also share information on the four ‘Taking SANRAL improve their socio-economic conditions. to the People’ events that we held in the province. In Through these stakeholder engagement programmes, tandem with that, we take you through the process to we continue to share information about our ongoing role follow when submitting SANRAL tender documents. We in infrastructure development, job creation and skills share this critical information to ensure that you do not get development initiatives in the various regions of the disqualified when you submit tender documents for our country. With ‘Stakeholder’ being one our important pillars projects. at SANRAL, we value these engagements tremendously. We also profile our regional stakeholder engagement Over the last few months alone, we convened four ‘Taking coordinator for Limpopo Province, whom we consider SANRAL to the People’ events in the province, in Molemole, to be a key conduit in sharing information about our Blouberg, Thulamela and Maruleng municipalities. construction and development endeavours, among others. Our Polokwane and Musina Ring Road projects, our major We hope you enjoy reading this edition. infrastructure projects in the province, will not only serve as key economic arteries – contributing to the province’s economic growth and development – they will also benefit Until next time. emerging contractors and local community members who will find employment opportunities. Indeed, these major infrastructure development projects are key for us at SANRAL, because they further address our ongoing endeavours to ensure that previously 2 BUILDING SOUTH AFRICA THROUGH BETTER ROADS Minister Mbalula officially opens phase 2 Polokwane Ring Road ransport Minister Fikile Mbalula launched the festive season road safety campaign by opening phase 2 of Tthe Polokwane Eastern Ring Road. The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) project, which lies to the south and east of Polokwane, starts near the Shell Ultra City and extends from there to the Tzaneen Interchange at the R71. Speaking at the launch, Minister Mbalula praised SANRAL for a job well done. “To the management of SANRAL, I want to thank you for a job well done. This has cost about R800 million and we were able to create jobs out of this project for SMMEs. We were able to train the youth here in Polokwane and surrounding areas. This is what these projects are all about,” said the Minister. The project is expected to ease traffic in the area. “This contract realigned the N1 to give preference to traffic wishing to travel on the Eastern Ring Road around Polokwane, instead of going through the Central Business District. Traffic wishing to travel to the Polokwane CBD will still be able to do that by making use of the new ramps which have been built at the upgraded R101 and N1 Interchange just north of the Shell Ultra City;” said SANRAL’s project manager, Alan Agaienz. The existing two lane, single carriageway road has been developed into a four lane, divided, dual carriageway, with the construction of a new northbound carriageway. In addition, approximately 8.8km of the existing road was improved with the widening of paved shoulders and strengthening of the road. The main contractor Basil Read experienced severe cash flow difficulties and went into voluntary business rescue in June 2018. A new contractor Edwin Construction was appointed under a Cession Agreement to complete the work and commenced operations in September 2019. “The project created job opportunities for up to 170 people per month. Over 200 local SMMEs attended tender briefing sessions by Edwin Construction of which 54 tenders were shortlisted for consideration for 8 work packages. The local targeted enterprises including women and youth, were appointed by the main contractor following the evaluation of tenders to the value of R100 million,” continued Agaienz. Edwin Construction carried out training on-site such as first aid, excavations and scaffolding, working at heights, slings and equipment. A total of 45 local employees benefitted from the training programme. The capacity and safety of the old N1/ R37 and N1/Road P977 at grade intersections have been improved with the construction of new interchanges. “Six new bridges were constructed, and one existing bridge extended for the safety of motorists and other road users. Other improvements included the lengthening of new road sections, ramps, rehabilitation of existing road sections, new overpasses and widening of existing roads,” said Agaienz. The SANRAL Board chairperson Mr Themba Mhambi, thanked the minister for his support. “Minister, you gave us the tools to do the work that we do. We will make sure that road infrastructure development is one of the key contributors to the country’s economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic”. HELLO LIMPOPO 2020 3 SANRAL team engaged local communities and businesses of Maruleng Local Municipality in Limpopo Province to inform them of the upcoming projects. SANRAL brings four projects in Maruleng Local Municipality he supply of appropriate skills in local communities is a central instrument to promote long-term growth and development of the South African economy and the Tconstruction sector at large. The South African National Roads Agency Ltd (SANRAL) engaged local communities and businesses of