The Gautrain has announced several revisions to its fare structure which came into effect on Sunday, June 1. The Gautrain will introduce a multitiered fare structure offering discounts of up to 30% between peak red and off-peak green train fares, while commuters in the intermediate orange period will enjoy a 10% discount on the peak […]
Bridge to provide safe passage for Alex, Sandton pedestrians
Pedestrians and cyclists commuting to and from work between Sandton and Alexandra will no longer have to navigate dangerous traffic with the construction of a new walkway bridge linking the two areas. The pedestrian and walkway bridge, which will start from No3 Square in Alexandra to Sandton near the Grayston Avenue Bridge along Katherine Street, […]
Witkoppen road to undergo R52m upgrade
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi on Thursday announced that Witkoppen road, in Gauteng, would receive a R52-million upgrade over the course of this year. The rehabilitation of the 3 km stretch of road from Main road towards Rivonia road would entail upgrading of the road, the reconstruction of existing culverts, the construction […]
In a bid to accelerate the use of nonmotorised transport (NMT) and reduce the province’s overall carbon emissions, the Gauteng Roads and Transport Department is currently developing a NMT master plan that will integrate all municipal NMT network plans in the province and commit sustainable sources of funding for the development of associated infrastructure. In […]
Peters calls on transport entities to adopt 100 days programme
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters on Wednesday urged South Africa’s twelve State-owned transport entities to adopt government’s 100 days programme and to immediately pronounce on tangible deliverables, raise their intake of youth participation in their programmes and ensure that young people with requisite skills in the workplace get opportunities to occupy senior management positions. At a […]
Technology can solve South Africa’s water problems
In addition to a possible water shortage predicted by 2020, South Africa’s water problems are being exacerbated by other challenges, such as leaking pipes, ageing infrastructure and poor municipal administration, resulting in billions in public funds being wasted every year, says consulting engineer WRP. In 2013, South African Water and Environ- mental Affairs Minister Edna […]
Gauteng Partnership Fund keen to catalyse affordable-housing entrepreneurs
The Gauteng Partnership Fund (GPF) is hosting a Property Entrepreneur Seminar for property entrepreneurs aiming to develop affordable housing projects in Gauteng, on June 4, in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. GPF marketing and communications executive Ismail Carr says the objective of the seminar is to facilitate and bring together the relevant stakeholders from the public and […]
Sanral needs R15bn for N3 upgrades
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) will need almost R15-billion within the next five years to upgrade the N3 between Durban and Pietermaritzburg, in KwaZulu-Natala, it emerged on Monday. The agency had earmarked R14.9-billion to upgrade the N3 between Cedara, about 20 km north of Pietermaritzburg, and Durban, Sanral design and construction divisional […]
Highway Safety Performance 2013
Transportation Research Record: Highway Safety Performance 2013 No. 2398 This paper consists of 12 papers that explore discontinuing late nighttime flash operations at signalized intersections; converting traffic signals from incandescent to led bulbs; the severity distribution functions for freeway segments; development of relationships between safety and congestion for urban freeways; safety effects of horizontal curve […]
First bus for Tshwane BRT delivered
The City of Tshwane, in Gauteng, started commissioning the inception phase of its bus rapid transit (BRT) system the A Re Yengafter the delivery of the first of the initial 30 buses on Tuesday. The remaining 29 rigid 12-m-long inception buses would be phased in by May 31, as 48 taxi drivers, recruited from the […]
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