Durban – The oThongathi and Umhlali bridge repairs are set to commence in January 2023.
The announcement was made by the SA National Roads Agency SOC Limited (Sanral) which said that the contracts for the rehabilitation of the M4 Bridge oThongathi and N2 Umhlali River Bridge are to be awarded in January 2023.
Sanral’s eastern region project manager, Trevor Zumani, said: “The tender evaluations were completed in December, 2022 and we have submitted the memo to the Bid Adjudication Committee (BAC) for approval.
“The BAC has informed us that the awards are waiting for pro-active assurance before they can be finalised. The award may only take place early in the new year. Construction is expected to take four months on the N2 Umhlali River Bridge and two months on oThongathi,” he said.
Zumani said the M4 Umdloti River Bridge was constructed by the SANDF and the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport (KZN DoT) jointly. Sanral assisted KZN DoT on other repairs on the M4, except for the Umdloti River Bridge.
“Due to the recent failures, Sanral has been requested to assist KZN DoT with capacity and we have already made repairs on the northbound carriageway and resuming the repairs on the southbound direction, if weather permits. Please note that these are just the holding measures while awaiting the full capex project for more permanent repairs which will resume early next year,” Zumani said.
Additionally, Sanral wished all road users a safe holiday season and a prosperous 2023.
Meanwhile, earlier this week, Sanral said that the northbound and southbound carriageways on the N3 in Town Hill will be fully opened during the Christmas shutdown period.
Sanral eastern region project manager, Thabiso Dladla, said: “Sanral is pleased to announce that work on both carriageways of the N3 in Town Hill has progressed well in the past few months. However, the recent rains have hampered progress on some of the work, which will have to be finalised in February, 2023.”
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