Upgrade of the N7 Corridor

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1 IMPLEMENTATION OF ROAD PROJECTS Upgrade of the N7 Corridor Presented By: Derek Wilson and Emile Du Preez 1

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3 Namibia N7 Corridor 3

4 OVERVIEW N7 Economic Route between South Africa and Namibia Traffic Data Safety and access control Super route Completed projects Projects in design and construction Environmental Process Local Labour employment and SME utilisation 4

5 Traffic data Average Daily Traffic Station Location O85 Malmesbury Piketberg Citrusdal Vanrhynsdorp(New) Steinkopf Average Daily Truck Traffic Station Location O85 Malmesbury Piketberg Citrusdal Vanrhynsdorp(New) Steinkopf

6 List of completed projects Malmesbury to Piketberg (reseal) Piketberg to Piekenierskloof (reseal) Piekenierskloof to Citrusdal (Improvement) Vanrhynsdorp to Bitterfontein (reseal) Bitterfontein to Garies (reseal) Steinkopf to Vioolsdrift (reseal) 6

7 Melbosstrand to Malmesbury project phases Phase 3 Phase 2 Phase 1 7

8 Phase 1: N7 Melkbosstrand to Philadelphia Project value: R 303 million Project duration: 30 months May 2012 to Nov

9 N7 Section 1 Melkbosstrand Intersection to Philadelphia Intersection 9

10 Melkbossstrand Interchange layout 10

11 N7 Section Melkbosstrand Interchange completed

12 N7 Section 1 Philadelphia Interchange layout 12

13 N7 Section 1 Philadelphia Interchange under construction 13

14 N7 Section 1 Philadelphia Bridge structure under construction 14

15 Phase 2&3: N7 Section 1 Philadelphia Interchange to Hopefield Intersection Phase 2 : Philedelphia / Leliefontein (EIA Process) Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report to be submitted to DEA in August 2014 Target Construction start July 2015 Phase 3 : Leliefontein to Hopefield Intersection (BA & EIA Process) Stage 1: Malmesbury South Environmental Authorisation received Target construction start February 2015 Stage 2 : Malmesbury North Basic Assessment process to be completed Stage 3 : Leliefontein to Malmesbury South EIA process underway Target construction start January

16 Phase 2 access management layout 16

17 Phase 3 sequence layout 17

18 N7 Citrusdal to Vanrhynsdorp 18

19 Current N7 Citrusdal to Vanrhynsdorp projects Improvement Citrusdal to Cederberg (28 km) Improvement Cederberg to Kransvleikloof (19 km) Realignment Kransvleikloof to Clanwilliam (6 km) Improvement Clanwilliam to Trawal (42 km) Improvement Trawal to Vanrhynsdorp (33 km) 19

20 N7 section 3: Improvement Citrusdal to Cederberg Project value: R 449 million Project duration: 40 months May 2012 to Aug

21 N7 Section 3 Citrusdal to Cederberg Horizontal alignment correction 21

22 N7 Section 3 Cederberg intersection 22

23 N7 section 3: Improvement Cederberg to Kransvleikloof Project value: R 334 million Project duration: 30 months Aug 2013 to Feb

24 N7 Section 3 Cederberg to Kransvleikloof - Bypass 24

25 N7 Section 3 Cederberg to Kransvleikloof Bridge Structure 25

26 N7 section 3: Realignment Kransvleikloof to Clanwilliam Project value: R 368million Project duration: 27 months Oct 2013 Jan

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31 N7 section 4 Clanwilliam to Trawal Project value: R 170million Project duration: 16 months Aug 2013 Dec

32 N7 Section 4 current cross section 2 x 3.7 lanes with 300mm paved shoulders 32

33 N7 Section 4 upgraded to include the addition of climbing lanes 33

34 N7 Super route (Abnormal loads) 34

35 N7 Section 4 Trawal to Vanrhynsdorp Project value: R 120million Project duration: 15 months Aug 2013 Nov

36 N7 Section 4 existing cross section 7.2m 36

37 N7 Section 4 Need for climbing lanes 37

38 N7 Section 4 Upgraded to 9.4m cross-section 38

39 N7 development targets reached to date MALE FEMALE Job creation Hours Rand value of employment R R Number of people trained Rand value of training R R Number of SME utilised 39 Rand value of SME utilised R Number of BE utilised 141 Rand value of BE utilised R

40 Thank you Working for you slide 40