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UPDATE ON THE N2 WILD
COAST ROAD
25 January 2016
Photo – Msikaba Gorge
At Msikaba bridge site
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Progress since November 2016
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• Construction
• Contracts for training of SMMEs and construction of local access
roads started
• Contracts for the construction of 4 Haul Roads to bridge sites
started (Nov 2016 to May 2017).
• Associated Search and Rescue of TOPS completed for
construction camp sites and first km of haul road routes
• Relocation of affected houses and graves started (66
structures/18 homesteads)
• Advertising for exhumation of graves without family
contratcs to be done shortly
• Repairs and maintenance to provincial and municipal roads
leading to the sites to be accelerated
Progress since November 2016
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• Closing date for both bridge tenders extended to January 2016
• Mtentu Bridge tenders closed 23 January 2017
• R1.510 billion was lowest tender received
• Msikaba Bridge tenders to close 30 January 2017
• Land acquisition for remaining sections of route continuing
• Detailed Design for remaining sections of roads
• 2 packages advertised and closed in December
• 2 packages currently out to Tender
• 3 packages still to be advertised
• Geotechnical
• Application submitted for Mining Permit and Environmental
Authorisation for Quarry Site SQ1 located between Msikaba and
Mtentu Bridges south of Holy Cross.
• Investigative drilling for other potential quarry sites and borrow
pits undertaken
Progress since last meeting in November
2016
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• Geotechnical cont/
• Drilling Investigative drilling for water sources (boreholes) and
geotechnical investigation purposes ongoing
• Compliance with Environmental requirements
• Search and Rescue and horticultural services by 2 service
providers started on Haul road sites
• ECO services by 2 service providers started
N2 Wild Coast Road
Msikaba Bridge
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Msikaba
bridge site
General
Arrangement
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N2 Wild Coast Road
Msikaba Bridge
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N2 Wild Coast Road
Mtentu Bridge
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Mtentu
bridge site
N2 Wild Coast Road
Mtentu Bridge
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Combination rigid frame
(balanced cantilever
construction) & box girder
(incrementally launched) bridge
BRIDGE DETAILS
• National Route 2, Section 25, km 4.6
• 5 span post tensioned T-beam deck (longest span of 20m)
• Built in 1979
• Existing minimum clearance of 5.030m
• SANRAL minimum is 6.0m for new, for existing discuss with Bridge
Network Manager but not <5.6m
N2 Wild Coast Road
Mtentu Bridge
N2 Wild Coast Road
Time Frames
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2017 • Construction of Haul roads to 2 bridge sites (6 months)
• Start of construction of two Bridges (3-4 year construction period)
• Land acquisition for entire route to be completed
• Detailed design of remaining packages
• SMME focused Tenders
• Tenders for Relocation of structures
• Tenders for construction of Access roads
• Stakeholder engagement
• Regular meetings with DMs, LMs, Traditional Leaders and
business forums to be formalised
• Ongoing community consultation
• Specific community engagement as part of detailed design
development
• SANRAL to set up a Pondoland local office
N2 Wild Coast Road
Time Frames
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2018 • Construction for relocations and Access roads by SMMEs to be
completed
• Tender processes for construction of remaining sections of roads
and bridges
2019 -2021 • Construction of all greenfields roads and bridges (~ 3 year
construction periods)
• Construction of all community legacy projects (SMME focused)
• Rehabilitation
N2 Wild Coast Road
Funding
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• Funding for the bridges has been allocated from
SANRALs non-toll budget allocation
• Hybrid Funding Model to be used to fund the
remaining road portions:
• Combination of state funding (Fiscus) and
borrowing (Bonds)
• However the exact details are currently being
resolved with Treasury
• Funding for biodiversity offset agreement
• Awaiting Treasury procedures
N2 Wild Coast Road
Impact
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The project will have a huge positive impact on the Eastern
Cape and particularly the Pondoland area • The N2 WCR will be a Sustainable Development Corridor that will
form the Spine for the EC and Pondoland Development
• Greenfields portion will provide access to one of the most beautiful
but currently inaccessible and impoverished areas in SA
• The Mtentu and Msikaba bridges will be tourist attractions in their
own right complimenting the tourism attractions of the Wild Coast
• Will improve economic and logistic linkages in the region
• The project will have major socio- economic benefits
• Will open up the tourism and agriculture potential of the region
• Will significantly benefit the environment through the environmental
off-set agreement
• Will transform the EC construction industry landscape
Thank You
Website: www.sanral.co.za
Fraud Hotline: Toll-Free Phone No: 0800 204 558
Toll-Free Fax No: 0800 007 788 E-mail: [email protected]
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N2 WIld Coast Toll Highway - Southern Portion of the Greenfields Sections
EMC Meeting ECO Findings Presentation
Date: 25 January 2017
Introduction
Compliance Monitoring
Construction Progress
Msikaba North
Msikaba South
Public Involvement
Non-Compliances & Incidents
Areas of Good Compliance
Areas of Concern
Greenfields sections of the project comprise new road
construction
(1) Ndwalane to Ntafufu
(2) Lusikisiki to Mthamvuna River Eastern Cape
EIMS appointed as ECO for Southern Sections:
Ndwalane to Msikaba
Reporting Period:
November to December 2016
Compliance Documentation:
Record of Decision (ROD)
Environmental Management Programme (EMPR)
Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR)
Plant Permit
Water Use Licences (WUL)
Forestry Licence
Search and Rescue Activities - Simply Enviro JV
Site establishment:
Fencing and clearing of site camp area
Lay down of storage containers and offices in progress
Conservancy tank had been installed at the site camp
Chemical toilets were delivered
A self-bund fuel storage tank & power generator
installed
Security house being constructed
Some construction vehicles (TLB and excavators) had
been delivered
Search and Rescue Activities - Simply Enviro JV
Site establishment:
Fencing and clearing of site camp area
Lay down of storage containers and offices in progress
Chemical toilets were delivered
Some construction vehicles (TLB and excavators) had
been delivered
No public complaints have been received
No Non-Conformances have been raised for this project
to date
No major incidents have been recorded
Search and Rescue for protected species commenced,
and collected in nurseries at both site camps
Topsoil that was removed from the site camps was
being monitored and kept weed free
Environmental Awareness training was conducted
Taking of water from a water resource
The approved water abstraction points in the NWA
General Authorisation are not accessible and the
Contractors cannot abstract water for construction
purposes
Site and Construction Camp Clearing: Method
Statements
Method statements had been developed, but not
subjected to final approval at the time of the site visits
Water Pollution Control
Monitoring of aquatic ecosystems shall be undertaken
in accordance with the requirements of the
Supplementary EMP for Aquatic
Baseline Ecological Assessments
Baseline ecological data needs to be collected for
sensitive sites as per the requirements of the Aquatic
EMP
Access Requirements
The contractor has indicated that construction of an
access road may be required for Msikaba South, these
roads may be outside of the haul road alignment.
THANK YOU