CONTRACTS worth billions of Rands for the upgrade of the N2 and N3 will be put out to tender over the ensuing weeks by South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL).
This will include the upgrading of the N2 from KwaMashu interchange to eMdloti Interchange; upgrading of the N3 from Cato Ridge to Dardanells; and from Dardanells to Lynnfield Interchange.
The work for sections of the freeway will entail the construction of an additional two lanes per direction as well as rehabilitation/reconstruction of existing pavement layers and widening of a number of structures.
The upgrading of the N2 and N3 is expected to take place between six to eight years to complete as various phases of the project are being let to tender. The upgrades form part of the National Government’s key Strategic Integrated Projects, SIP2: Durban-Free State-Gauteng Logistics and Industrial Corridor.
The upgrade of the N2 will focus on a 55km length, from Lovu River, on the South Coast, to eMdloti, on the North Coast. The N3 upgrade will focus on an 80km section from Durban to Pietermaritzburg.
Dumisani Nkabinde, regional manager of SANRAL eastern region, said investment in roads infrastructure upgrades, especially in rural and underdeveloped communities, provides an opportunity for generating economic growth.
“Clear guidelines and structures have been put in place to ensure local communities benefit directly from the procurement of goods and services from local suppliers to giving preference to the creation of local jobs,” he said.
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