The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) will start new routine road maintenance and periodic maintenance projects in the Dr Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality as soon as January 2021.
The scope of work
The road maintenance in Dr Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality is scheduled to start in January 2021 and are estimated to take 36 months to complete. The scope of work on the RRMs will include general road maintenance such as potholes and road surface repairs, grass cutting, storm water drainage, fencing, and road signs. Roads that will undergo maintenance include: N11 from Volksrust to Msukaligwa municipal border, R23 from Volksrust to Lekwa Municipal Border, R35 from Amersfoort to Lekwa Municipal Border.
Through its community development and Routine Road Maintenance (RRM) projects, SANRAL will identify, train and develop local labourers from small contractors to attain the relevant skills needed for the
projects.
Also Read: Construction of Njakwa-Livingstonia road in Malawi to be complete in a year
According to SANRAL’s stakeholder coordinator Melba Geca, SANRAL is available to engage directly with local community members, particularly, local small, micro, and medium enterprises (SMMEs) on planned road upgrades and available tender opportunities. The objective is to ensure that local SMM‟s benefit from SANRAL projects in the Dr Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality.
“Adequate road infrastructure is critical to the socio-economic status of local municipalities, as it impacts on the empowerment of emerging contractors, particularly its contribution to
transformation within the construction industry. SANRAL is committed in enabling that local
contractors are equipped with the necessary skills and given support required to complete
planned projects,” said Geca.
The Dr Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality‟s Executive Mayor, Phalaborwa Vincent Malatsi,
commended SANRAL for taking the time to engage directly with the local community on
its planned projects. “SANRAL is doing a sterling job in collaborating directly with the Dr Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality and the community at large. It’s important that the community understands the policies and procedures attached to doing business with SANRAL, as this will enable them to present their businesses better and access the opportunities SANRAL has made available in our region,” said Malatsi.
