Preliminary Route Determination Report for Phase 1 of the GRRIN

Preliminary Route Determination Report for Phase 1 of the GRRIN

PRELIMINARY ROUTE DETERMINATION REPORT – PHASE 01 OF THE GAUTRAIN RAPID RAIL INTEGRATED NETWORK EXTENSION FROM MARLBORO STATION TO LITTLE FALLS STATION PROJECT TITLE: PRELIMINARY ROUTE ALIGNMENT STUDY FOR RAPID RAIL INTEGRATED NETWORK EXTENSION Project No.: GMASRFQ0808024 Our Ref: J37057 Department: GMA Technical Date Issued: 28 June 2021 Preliminary Route Determination Report – Phase 01 of The Gautrain Rapid Rail Integrated Network Extension From Marlboro Station To Little Falls Station - June 2021 ii Table of Contents List of Figures ......................................................................................................................................... iii List of Tables .......................................................................................................................................... iv 1 Scope of Appointment .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Scope of Work ........................................................................................................................ 2 1.3 List of Drawings ...................................................................................................................... 2 2 Description of the Route ................................................................................................................. 3 2.1 Destinations ............................................................................................................................ 3 2.2 Suburbs Affected .................................................................................................................... 3 2.3 Major Industries, Commercial and Educational Developments Affected ............................ 4 2.4 Major Road Crossings ............................................................................................................. 4 3 Land Use and Stations ..................................................................................................................... 5 3.1 Existing Land Use around Stations ......................................................................................... 5 3.2 Future land use ..................................................................................................................... 11 3.3 Accessibility of Proposed Stations ....................................................................................... 17 4 Impact on the Environment .......................................................................................................... 25 4.1 National and International Policies ..................................................................................... 25 4.2 Legislative Framework ......................................................................................................... 28 4.3 Environmental Legal Requirements in Terms of the NEMA ............................................... 29 4.4 Potential Permit/ License Applications ............................................................................... 41 5 Design Standards ........................................................................................................................... 41 5.1 Horizontal Alignment ........................................................................................................... 42 5.2 Vertical Alignment ................................................................................................................ 44 Preliminary Route Determination Report – Phase 01 of The Gautrain Rapid Rail Integrated Network Extension From Marlboro Station To Little Falls Station - June 2021 iii 6 Design Considerations and Constraints ........................................................................................ 47 6.1 Traffic Aspects ...................................................................................................................... 47 6.2 Topography ........................................................................................................................... 48 6.3 Climate .................................................................................................................................. 48 6.4 Geology ................................................................................................................................. 49 6.5 Availability of Construction Materials ................................................................................. 49 6.6 Formation Design ................................................................................................................. 50 6.7 Drainage ................................................................................................................................ 50 6.8 Shifting of Services ............................................................................................................... 51 7 Stakeholder Engagements............................................................................................................. 53 8 Comparison between Alternative Routes ..................................................................................... 54 8.1 Impact on the Environment ................................................................................................. 54 8.2 Cost of the System ................................................................................................................ 55 8.3 Land Affected........................................................................................................................ 55 8.4 Social Impact ........................................................................................................................ 56 8.5 Economic Benefit .................................................................................................................. 56 8.6 Station Position .................................................................................................................... 57 9 Summary and Recommendations ................................................................................................. 58 10 Summary of issues to be addressed in future phases ................................................................... 60 List of Figures Figure 1: Broad Land Use Around the Marlboro Gautrain Station ......................................................... 6 Figure 2: Broad Land Use around the Sandton Gautrain Station ........................................................... 7 Figure 3: Broad Land Use Around the Proposed Randburg Gautrain Station ........................................ 8 Figure 4: Broad Land Use around Cosmo Station. .................................................................................. 9 Figure 5: Broad Land Uses around the Proposed Little Falls Gautrain Station ..................................... 10 Figure 6: Randburg CBD's Precincts. ..................................................................................................... 12 Figure 7: Development Concept and Civic Precinct Development Proposal ........................................ 13 Figure 8: Retail Precinct Development Concept ................................................................................... 13 Figure 9: Proposed Redevelopment Compared to Existing .................................................................. 14 Figure 10: Urban Edge ........................................................................................................................... 17 Figure 11: NMT, Public Transport and Road Network around Proposed Randburg Station ................ 18 Figure 12: Road Network around Proposed Cosmo Station ................................................................. 21 Figure 13: Road Network around Proposed Cosmo Station ................................................................. 23 Preliminary Route Determination Report – Phase 01 of The Gautrain Rapid Rail Integrated Network Extension From Marlboro Station To Little Falls Station - June 2021 iv List of Tables Table 1 : Impact of Legislation on the GRINN Extension ...................................................................... 31 Table 2 : Potential sections of the National Water Act triggered ......................................................... 41 Table 3 : Design Standards ................................................................................................................... 42 Table 4 : Horizontal alignment – Curve radii ........................................................................................ 42 Table 5 : Horizontal alignment – Route Alignment 1 ............................................................................ 43 Table 6 : Horizontal alignment – Route Alignment 2 ............................................................................ 43 Table 7 : Horizontal alignment – Route Alignment 3 ............................................................................ 44 Table 8 : Vertical alignment – Curve radii ............................................................................................. 44 Table 9 : Vertical alignment – Route Alignment 1 ................................................................................ 45 Table 10 : Vertical alignment – Route Alignment 2 .............................................................................

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