The sustained efforts of Democratic Alliance councillors in the Ray Nkonyeni Municipality have paid off.
Years of submissions, lobbying and behind the scenes pressure have resulted in a multi-million Rand project to repair the R620, known as Marine Drive, a distance of 25km between Southbroom and the intersection in Port Shepstone commonly known as ‘ Confusion Junction’.
DA ward councillors Alan Bosch, Jean Schmidt, George Henderson, Paul Brauteseth and Doug Rawlins are pleased that this project has finally been given the go ahead.
Ward 2 councillor Alan Bosch said the Department of Transport has appointed Raubex, one of the largest road construction companies in the country, to lead the project.
The contract value is a whopping R581m of which R139m will be allocated to local contractors.
Estimated duration of the contract is 30 months and will commence shortly.
The project will require labour which will be sourced from the relevant wards as the need arises.
Contractors and consulting engineers are currently in talks with all the role players to ensure that the project runs smoothly.
“This rehabilitation is a long term project and we will keep residents informed about planning and progress. As this project will disrupt traffic while the road is under construction there has to be careful planning of alternative routes,” said Bosch.
“We will, however, in the interim keep pressure on DOT to repair the section from the BP garage to Waffle House bridge in Ramsgate. This is a safety issue and therefore a priority as it is still very dangerous. We look forward to keeping residents up to date on progress of this important project.”
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