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1 From: Dirk Pretorius Sent: 22 July :25 PM Subject: Proposed Upgrade and Surfacing Of Divisional Road DR01609 and a Portion DR01625 within the Rondevlei Village, Eden District, Western Cape Sien Afrikaanse deel van brief hieronder: Dear Sir/Madam PROPOSED UPGRADE AND SURFACING OF DIVISIONAL ROAD DR01609 AND A PORTION DR01625 WITHIN THE RONDEVLEI VILLAGE, EDEN DISTRICT, WESTERN CAPE DEA REFERENCE: 14/12/16/3/3/1/1605 NOTIFICATION OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT This letter serves to notify all registered I&APs of the availability of the Basic Assessment Report for the proposed upgrade and surfacing of divisional road DR01609 and a portion DR01625 within the Rondevlei village. A previous application was made for the proposed road upgrade (DEA Reference: 14/12/16/3/1/1554) on 30 March 2016, but was subsequently withdrawn on 4 July 2016 as the public participation requirements could not be met within the legislated time frames. The Public Participation Process undertaken for the previous application fulfils the requirements of pre-application consultation for this revised application (DEA Reference: 14/12/16/3/3/1/1605) as the content of the reporting remains the same, apart from corrections to a few isolated transcription errors, the inclusion of a Comments and Responses Report and the addition of a Maintenance Management Plan. Registered Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) are now provided with another 30 day opportunity to comment on the Basic Assessment Report (BAR) and the aforementioned changes, which are contained in a supplementary document to the BAR. Opportunity to Participate: Notice is hereby given of the commencement of the Public Participation Process in terms of the NEMA EIA Regulations, Hardcopies of the Basic Assessment Report (BAR) (as previously released) and the amendments (under separate cover) will be available for comment at the George and Sedgefield Public Libraries, and the SANParks offices in Wilderness and in Knysna from 22 July 2016 until 26 August 2016 for a 30 day comment period. A digital copy of the report and amendments will also be available for download from

2 Aurecon s website ( - please register on the website to download the documents, please note that due to technical difficulties access will only be available from Monday 25 July). The amendment report includes the following information: Amendments to the BAR (1 page) - Attached hereto for your convenience. Comment and response report (41 pages) - Attached hereto for your convenience. Maintenance Management Plan (21 pages) - Available at the above venues and on Aurecon s website. The Maintenance Management Plan was requested by the Department of Water and Sanitation and addresses the maintenance of infrastructure associated with the road such as drainage infrastructure and culverts. The maintenance of such infrastructure can, in certain instances, trigger listed activities requiring environmental authorisation where not undertaken in accordance with a maintenance management plan. The following section provides the background to the project and is the same as that released during the previous information sharing documents. Project Background: During the 2006 and 2007 flood events in Eden, the George to Knysna railway line was closed and DR01609 was damaged due to severe flooding in the area. As a result of this damage it was decided that an upgrade of DR01609 should be considered that should include raising the road levels in light of flooding. At the intersection of DR01609 with DR01625 a section of approximately 150m to each side of the T-junction will also be surfaced and upgraded. Certain problem areas were identified along DR01609 and specifically along the edge of Rondevlei. The road upgrade is also is also further motivated by the lack of available gravel sources in the vicinity to be able to adequately maintain the roads in that area. Project Description: The Department of Transport & Public Works: Roads Infrastructure Branch (Western Cape Government) proposes to upgrade and surface Divisional Road DR01609 in its entirety and a portion of DR01625 within the limits of Rondevlei Village. A need for upgrading the road has been identified as a result of increased traffic volumes. The road, which is located west of Sedgefield and north of the N2, starts at the intersection with the N2 (km 0,0) and ends at the intersection with DR01625 (km 6,43). The section from km 0,0 to km 0,15 currently has a bituminous surface, while the remainder of the road is gravelled. A railway line crosses the road near km 6,1. The proposed upgrade is also necessary for the sustainable maintenance of the road and protection during flood events. The road is intended to be upgraded to bituminous surfacing. As per a request from SANParks, the surfacing will be altered to textured brick paving on the section of road that falls adjacent to or within the SANParks property (km 2.6 to km 6.1). The minimum surfaced cross-section is aimed to be suitable for a Class 3 road (7.4m wide surface). The project would include the following:

3 Surface/pave the existing gravel road and include specific stormwater control designs along certain sections of the road to facilitate drainage in the vlei area; Replacement of the culvert at kilometre 6.5 on road DR01625 (in Rondevlei village); Replacement of the culvert at kilometre 5.1 on road DR01609 (between Bo-Langvlei and Rondevlei); Soak-away side drains to assist with the draining of water to prevent floods and direct flow of stormwater into the vlei areas; Realignment of bend in road at kilometre 2.6; and Traffic calming and parking areas at certain sections of the road. In order to improve road safety at km 2.6 at the intersection with the SANParks entrance the road will be realigned both vertically and horizontally. This will reduce the severity of the bend and improve visibility for vehicles exiting from SANParks. The horizontal realignment will require the expropriation of approximately 270m 2 of land on the inside of bend. Legal Framework: The proposed upgrade triggers the requirement for a Basic Assessment Report (BAR) in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations (2014), pursuant to the National Environment Management Act, No. 107 of 1998 (NEMA), as amended. The proposed project components trigger the following listed activities: GN R. 983 No. 12, 17, 19 and 54 (Listing Notice1) and GN R. 985 No. 12, 14 and 23 (Listing Notice 3). Aurecon South Africa (Pty) Ltd has been appointed to undertake the Basic Assessment (including an Environmental Management Program) process and an application for the above mentioned upgrade has been submitted to the National Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). If you would like to obtain more information please do so via the following contact channels: Contact Dirk Pretorius and Corlie Steyn Telephone number: Facsimile number: address: Dirk.pretorius@aurecongroup.com Cornelia.Steyn@aurecongroup.com Postal address: P.O. Box 509, George, 6530

4 Geagte Meneer / Mevrou VOORGESTELDE OPGRADERING EN HERGRUIS VAN GEDEELTE VAN PAD DR01609 EN DR01625 IN DIE RONDEVLEI AREA, EDEN DISTRIK, WES-KAAP DOS VERWYSINGSNOMMER: 14/12/16/3/3/1/1605 KENNISGEWING VAN DIE BESKIKBAARHEID VAN DIE OMVANGSBEPALINGSVERSLAG Hierdie brief het ten doel om geregistreerde Belanghebbende en/of Geaffekteerde Partye (B&GPe) van die beskikbaarheid van die Omvangsbepalingsverslag stel van die beoogde opgradering en hergruising van Afdelingspad DR01609 en 'n gedeelte DR01625 binne die Rondevlei dorp. 'n Vorige aansoek is gedoen vir die voorgestelde pad se opgradering (DOS Verwysingsnommer: 14/12/16/3/1/1554) op 30 Maart 2016, maar is op 4 Julie 2016 teruggetrek na gelang van die publieke deelname vereistes wat nie binne die wetlike tydraamwerke afgehandel kon word nie. Die proses van openbare deelname vir die vorige aansoek voldoen aan die vereistes van die vooraansoek konsultasie vir hierdie gewsyigde aansoek (DOS Verwysingsnommer: 14/12/16/3/3/1/1605) aangesien die inhoud van die verslag dieselfde gebly het behalwe vir verbeterings van 'n paar transkripsie foute, die insluiting van 'n Kommentaar- en Antwoordverslag en die toevoeging van 'n Onderhoudbestuursplan. Geregistreerde Belanghebbende en Geaffekteerde Partye (B & GPe) word nog 30dae kans gegun om kommentaar te lewer op die Basiese Invloedbepalingsverslag en bogenoemde veranderinge, wat as n aanhangsel by die dokument aangeheg is. Geleentheid vir deelname: U word hiermee in kennis gestel van die aanvang van die Openbare Deelname Proses in terme van die WNOB OIB regulasies Gedrukte kopieë van die Basiese Omvangsbepalingsverslag (soos voorheen beskikbaar gestel) en die wysigings (onder aparte hoof) is beskikbaar vir kommentaar by die George en Sedgefield Openbare Biblioteke end die SANParke kantore in Wilderness en in Knysna vanaf 22 Julie 2016 tot 26 Augustus 2016 vir die 30 dae kommentaar periode. Elektroniese afskrifte van die verslag en wysigings sal ook beskikbaar wees op Aurecon se webwerf ( - registreer asseblief op die webtuiste om toegang te kry om die dokumente af te laai, let asseblief daarop dat as gevolg van tegniese probleme toegang slegs beskikbaar sal wees vanaf Maandag 25 Julie).

5 Die wysiging verslag bevat die volgende inligting: Wysigings aan die BIBV (1 bladsy) - Hierby aangeheg vir u gerief. Kommentaar en Antwoordverslag (41 bladsye) - Hierby aangeheg vir u gerief. Onderhoudbestuursplan (21 bladsye) - Beskikbaar by bogenoemde plekke en op Aurecon se webwerf. Die Onderhoudbestuursplan is gedoen op versoek van die Departement van Water en Sanitasie en fokus op die instandhouding van infrastruktuur wat verband hou met die pad soos dreinering infrastruktuur en duikers. Die instandhouding van sodanige infrastruktuur kan, in sekere gevalle, gelyste aktiwiteite vereis wat n omgewingsmagtiging tot gevolg mag he waar daar nie in ooreenstemming met 'n onderhoudbestuursplan onderneem is nie. Die volgende afdeling verskaf die agtergrond van die projek en is dieselfde as voorheen beskikbaar gestel is as deel van die inligting dokumente. Projek agtergrond: Tydens die vloede wat in die Eden Distrik gedurende 2006 en 2007 plaasgevind het, is die spoorlyn tussen George en Knysna gesluit en DR01609 was onderledig aan groot vloedskade. As gevolg van hierdie skade is daar besluit om 'n opgradering van DR01609 te doen wat die verhoging van die pad oppervlakke insluit. By die kruising van DR01609 met DR01625 sal 'n gedeelte van ongeveer 150m aan beide kante van die T-aansluiting ook opgradeer word. Sekere probleem areas is geïdentifiseer op DR01609 en spesifiek op die grense van Rondevlei area. Die pad opgradering is ook verder gemotiveer deur die gebrek aan beskikbare gruis bronne in die omgewing om die paaie in die gebied voldoende te onderhou. Projek beskrywing: Die Departement van Vervoer en Openbare Werke: Padinfrastruktuur (Wes- Kaapse Provinsiale Regering) beoog die opgradering en hergruis van afdelingspad DR01609 in geheel en 'n gedeelte van DR01625 binne die perke van die Rondevlei Area. 'n Behoefte vir die opgradering van die pad is geïdentifiseer as 'n gevolg van 'n toename in verkeers volumes. Die pad, wat wes van Sedgefield en noord van die N2 geleë is, begin by die kruising met die N2 (km 0,0) en eindig by die kruising met DR01625 (km 6,43). Die gedeelte vanaf km 0,0 tot km 0,15 het tans 'n bitumineuse oppervlak, terwyl die res van die pad gruis is. 'n Spoorlyn kruis die pad naby km 6,1. Die voorgestelde opgradering is ook nodig vir die volhoubare instandhouding van die pad en beskerming tydens moontlike vloede. Die voorneme is om die pad op te gradeer na bitumineuse oppervlak. Soos versoek deur SANParke, sal die oppervlak verander na plaveisel op die gedeelte van die pad wat langs en/of binne die eiendom van SANParke (km 2.6 tot km 6.1) grens. Die minimum deursnit pad word beoog om geskik te wees vir 'n Klas 3 pad (7.4m wyd oppervlak). Die projek sal die volgende insluit: Oppervlak / plaveisel van die bestaande grondpad insluitend spesifieke stormwater beheer ontwerpe saam sekere dele van die pad om dreinering in die vlei area te fasiliteer;

6 Die vervanging van die duiker op kilometer 6.5 op pad DR01625 (in Rondevlei dorp); Die vervanging van die duiker op kilometer 5.1 op pad DR01609 (tussen Bo-Langvlei en Rondevlei); Kant dreine om te help met die dreinering van water om vloede en direkte vloei van stormwater in die vlei gebiede te voorkom; Verskuiwing van die draai in die pad by kilometer 2.6: en Verkeers kalmering asook parkeer areas op sekere dele van die pad. Wetlike raamwerk: Die voorgestelde opgradering aktiveer die vereiste vir 'n Basiese Evalueringsverslag (BEV) in terme van die Omgewingsimpakevaluering (OIE) Regulasies (2014), op grond van die Wet op Nasionale Omgewingsbestuur, Wet Nr 107 van 1998 (NEMA), soos gewysig. Die beoogde projek gee aanleiding na die volgende gelyste aktiwiteite: GN R. 983 No. 12, 17, 19 en 54 (Lystingskennisgewing 1) en GK R. 985 No. 12, 14 en 23 (Lystingskennisgewing 3). Aurecon Suid-Afrika (Edms) Bpk is aangestel om die Basiese Omvangsbepalings proses te onderneem (insluitend 'n omgewingsbestuursprogram) proses en 'n aansoek om die bogenoemde opgradering van die Nasionale Departement van Omgewingsake (DOS) in te handig. Indien u meer inligting wil bekom of kommentaar wil lewer maak asseblief gebruik van die volgende kommunikasie kanale: Kontak persoon Dirk Pretorius en Corlie Steyn Telefoon nommer: Faks nommer: Epos adres: Dirk.pretorius@aurecongroup.com Cornelia.Steyn@aurecongroup.com Posbus adres: Posbus 509, George, 6530 Dirk Pretorius Pr. Sci. Nat, BSc Cons Ecol Environmental Scientist, Aurecon

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