Upgraded N12 freeway re-opened
Upgraded N12 from Eldorado Park to the North West border is now a dual carriageway.
|||Johannesburg - Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, on Thursday officially re-opened the upgraded N12 freeway near Zuurbekom, south of Johannesburg.
Vadi said that the R485 million freeway project entailed the rehabilitation and upgrading of the N12 from Eldorado Park to the North West border, with the entire section of the road now being developed into a dual carriageway.
The N12 freeway serves as a critical freight link between Gauteng and the North West Province, including the Western Cape, and services the mining, agriculture and tourism sectors. Vadi said the rehabilitated freeway, together with the major interchanges that were improved along the route, was not part of the e-tolled road network. He said the entire project was completed on schedule and that there were marginal savings to the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport.
The 20 month long project involved the resurfacing of the freeway; clearing of drainage structures; replacing missing steel grids; reinstating of road markings; erecting new road signs and replacing guardrails.
“It had a strong economic empowerment component with over 350 workers, particularly women and youth, and over 20 local sub-contractors from communities alongside the route being appointed on the project,” said Vadi.
African News Agency (ANA)