Upgrading of the N7 started in March 2015 and will be completed in the beginning of 2019. The section between Melkbosstrand intersection and Malmesbury will see the single carriageway become a dual carriageway, the Darling Road interchange and pedestrian crossings are being improved.
Work on the construction of the Mtentu Bridge, near Lusikisiki, started on 11 January 2018. The R1.63bn project will take 40 months and is expected to be completed by May 2021. The second tender for the Msikaba Bridge went out in November 2017 and closed on 9 March 2018. Construction should start towards the end …
There are several planned upgrades along the R573 for 2018. Three more construction work packages for Limpopo and five for Mpumalanga will be rolled out, plus three community development projects in Limpopo and another five in Mpumalanga, targeting CIDB grade 1 SMMEs who are seeking opportunities.