The roads fall under three municipalities. Contractors have already been appointed. 

The spokesperson for the Department of Public Works and Roads, Matshube Mfoloe, says three of the projects in the Ngaka Molema District will cost at least R113 million from the total budget. “The direct beneficiaries of the revamped road will be road users of the Mafikeng Local Municipality.” Mfoloe’s reply further outlines that the contractor, Khosivuyo Logistics CC, is due to establish a site for the R47 million special maintenance of 4 km on sections of Nelson Mandela Drive between the suburb of Danville and the Dada Motors car dealership. The street is described to be the busiest street in Mahikeng, witnessing large volumes of local traffic during peak hours, compounded also by the fact that it remains one of the critical economic routes.  

His reply also states that trucks - carrying livestock, cement and other commodities to and from neighbouring countries - often use that main street through town. The main street is also used as access to businesses, including retail and filling stations. 

Further west of town, more than R31 million will be spent on 46km for sectional rehabilitation between the villages of Makgobistad, through Logagane, Makgori to Tshidilamolomo (Road D414). For this project, the department appointed Actophambili Roads to revamp that road. A planned sod-turning event will coincide with the introduction to the communities where that road snakes through.

“There is also a special maintenance of 27km of a road (P183/1) between Goedgevonden and the N18, awarded to LTP Projects JV Taola for a contract value of more than R35 million,” said Mfoloe. 

The Madibeng Local Municipality (Bojanala) also has three special maintenance road projects on the cards, ready for sod-turning ceremonies and to introduce the appointed contractors to the communities. 

The combined value for the three projects is more than R121 mllion. The biggest contract amount of the three is R47 million for the pothole patching and resealing of the road between Brits and Rosslyn (D980), including the intersection and safety improvements at road  R512, which is approximately 21.5km. The appointed contractor for the job is Lebo Tebo Trading and Projects.

MSK/Gadimakatse JV is appointed for special maintenance of critical sections of the road (R104) between Majakaneng (Brits area) to Hartbeespoort in the Brits area. A road between the villages of Maboloka and Fafung (P63/1) in the Madibeng Local Municipality will also see sectional patchworks and rehabilitation works starting shortly by the appointed contractor, Dot Africa Civils. The contract amount for the project is more than R42 million. 

Three other projects - two of them re-gravelling - will be rolled out in the Rustenburg Municipality and Moses Kotane Municipality respectively. 

“There will be a special maintenance of the road (P522-R511) from Bethani to Brits (Lethukuthula Development Project, R36.7m); re-gravelling of 25km of road D1643 from Moedwel to Ratsagae (Toro Ya Bakwena Civil Engineering, R18.2m) and the re-gravelling of road going through the villages of Pachdraai, Raokgoka, Pitsedisulejang to Maikaipaya in Moses Kotane.” 

The reply concludes that the contract amount for the above 49km project (D332 toD506 to Z559) is R26 million and Mopani Civils (Pty) Ltd is the appointed contractor.

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