Building & Construction News

Kloof Road repairs scheduled for 2025 amid environmental processes

• 22-11-2024
• Cape Town Etc

The City of Cape Town has confirmed plans to begin repair work on a critical section of Kloof Road in late 2025, following extensive environmental and geotechnical assessments, reports Cape {town} Etc.

The road, linking Kloof Nek Ro...

Upgrade of Hazelmere Dam commissioned

• 22-11-2024
• Rising Sun Chatsworth

The project scope of the work entailed the raising of the dam wall from 86 metres to 93 metres. This included the construction of retrofitting a Piano Key Weir (PKW) onto an existing dam spillway structure, the installation of 83 rock anchors, as ...

Resurfacing of roads in Rondebosch to last until January

• 22-11-2024
• IOL

Cape Town - The City of Cape Town’s urban mobility directorate has advised road users, businesses and the broader public of roadworks along Main Road, between Percy Road and Church Street, and isolated sections of Durban Road in Rondebosch.<...

New state-of-the-art taxi rank for Centocow community in KZN

• 22-11-2024
• The Witness

The state-of-the-art taxi rank promises to transform daily commuting and support local economic growth.

The bustling community of Centocow near Bulwer celebrated the official opening of its modern new taxi rank on Tuesday, a project unde...

Government steps in to ward off threats to SANRAL mega road project in KwaBhaca

• 21-11-2024
• Stop Over

Government steps in to ward off threats to SANRAL mega road project in KwaBhaca

Mthatha, 20 November 2024 – The Eastern Cape MEC for Transport and Community Safety, Xolile Nqatha, has urged the leadership and community of the Alfre...

Lepelle Northern Water Contractor And Engineers Complete Work Ahead Of Schedule

• 21-11-2024
• Infrastructure News

Lepelle Northern Water (LNW) team of engineers and contractor has completed the replacement of the old sections and commissioning of the new pipelines that were at risk in the Mankweng area.

As of 6:00 am this morning, 20 November 2024, ...

Once-abandoned Vleifontein Library nearing completion at last

• 21-11-2024
• Ground Up

Construction on the R16-million facility began in September 2022

After long delays, the multi-million-rand Vleifontein Library in Limpopo is finally nearing completion. Initially seen as a beacon of hope for the community, the project fa...

Repair work under way on KZN N2 Umbogintwini bridge

• 21-11-2024
• IOL

Construction teams have started repair work on the Umbogintwini River bridge on the N2 in KwaZulu-Natal.

The bridge suffered a partial collapse earlier this month, leading to a closure of a section of the busy highway.

At the t...

Roadworks on Modderfontein Road bridge cause chaos

• 20-11-2024
• Bedfordview and Edenvale News

The situation needs to be addressed before something worse happens.

Ongoing road works on the southern bridge of Modderfontein Road continue to frustrate community members raising questions about what work is being done and when it will ...

Construction mafia disrupts projects worth R63bn

• 20-11-2024
• South African Government News Agency

Since 2019, construction site disruptions by criminal syndicates have disrupted over 180 projects worth R63 billion, using tactics such as extortion, intimidation, violence and sabotage.

“Their demands for up to 30% of contrac...