Rehabilitation of
Main Road
P34-4
R698 million
Client: KZN Department of Transport
The Rehabilitation of Main Road P34-4 (From Km 0.00 To Km 25.60). In the Empangeni Region
Contract No. ZNQ01941/ZNB01930/23/HOD/INF/24/T
Duration: 24 Months
This project forms part of the Province of KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport’s Road Rehabilitation Programme. Main Road P34-4 is situated inland connecting Vryheid and Paulpietersburg and is an alternate route to Provincial Main Road P33. This 25,6km long section of Main Road 34-4 starts at Vryheid (km 0,00) and ends part way to Paulpietersburg (km 25,6), where sections of the community have been historically impoverished by a lack of infrastructure access. The section of P34-4 is situated within the Abaqulusi Local Municipal area, in the Zululand District Municipality.
This Contract is for the heavy pavement rehabilitation of Provincial Main Road 34 Section 4 (P34-4) from km 0.00 to km 25.6, which is a single carriageway surface road, with one lane in each direction. The road is approximately 8,5m wide in cross-section comprising two 3,5m lanes with 0,75m surfaced shoulders.
The road was constructed more than fifty years ago and has been subject to various maintenance interventions over the years as a temporary holding measure. The focus of the works is heavy pavement rehabilitation and includes the cleaning out of stormwater drains and culverts, installation of new subsoil drains before undertaking the pavement rehabilitation, which includes the partial removal of the top layers, the importation of material from commercial sources and in-situ recycling to construct a new stabilised subbase, followed by the construction of a bitumen stabilised base and asphalt surfacing. The pavement rehabilitation will be followed by road marking, removal and replacement of guardrails and road traffic signs. The works requires traffic accommodation in half or part widths throughout construction and ensuring that access from and to side roads along the road are kept open without undue inconvenience to the road users.
The Works to be carried out include the following main activities:
The Contract Participation Goal comprises two targets, namely subcontracting of the Works to Targeted Enterprises, and employment of Targeted Labour. The participation of Targeted Enterprises and Labour, measured in monetary terms, is specified as a contract participation goal by the Employer, for the Contractor to achieve.
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