CESA Aon 2019

PROJECTS BETWEEN THAN R50 & R250 MILLION: RECONSTRUCTION OF TWO BRIDGES

T he Sowetan of 17 September 2013, reported: “Every summer the villagers of Ga-Ntata in Bo-lobedu near Modjadjiskloof become prisoners in their own homes; schools shut down, local entrepreneurs close shops and the villagers cannot access basic services”. This was as a result of two low level bridges that had been washed away during heavy rains that occurred between 2000 and 2005, and had not been repaired. The village of Ga-Ntata is situated between two rivers, which were previously only provided with low-level bridges for commu- nity access and mobility. At the end of 2013, Roads Agency Limpopo (SOC) appointed Nyeleti Consulting for the planning, design and construction

PROJECT TEAM Client Consulting Engineer

Roads Agency Limpopo (SOC)

Nyeleti Consulting)

supervision of the above project. Construction started in October 2015 and was completed in May 2018. The client’s objective was to provide a long-term solution for the community of Ga-Ntata with continuous access and mobility, even during heavy rainfall. The result was the construction of two new high-level standard bridges over the Motlatswi River on the north, and from the south crossing the Molototsi River. The solution allows for easy future upgrading of the existing gravel road network. z

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CESA AON ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2019