CESA Aon 2019

PROJECTS BETWEEN R50 & R250 MILLION: UPGRADING OF SELBY MSIMANGO

FINALIST

PROJECT TEAM Client

Msunduzi Municipality: Integrated Rapid Public Transport Network

Consulting Engineer

VUMESA

T he upgrade of Selby Msimango Road, km 5,50 to km 6,50 in Edendale, for uMsunduzi Municipality (IRPTN) was entered by Vumesa.This section is within Eden- dale Road, which is a major arterial providing direct access for motorists. The road services about 8 500 vehicles per peak hour. The BRT seeks to reduce these traffic flows by providing an alternative reliable and attractive public transport system. Faster: With the right features, BRT can avoid the delays regular bus services often encounter. Features such as dedicat- ed lanes or bus-only corridors, off-board fare collection, traffic signal priority, consolidated stops, and high-capacity

vehicles can all contribute to faster service. Flexible: BRT uses an open busway, which allows a BRT system to grow and change with the city in which it’s implemented. Along with the ability to change service relatively easily in response to demand, open busway allows other BRT vehicles to remain on schedule by entering mixed traffic to pass the disabled vehicle, or the disabled bus can easily be towed out of the busway. A total of 90 people were employed during construction. Apart from monetary gains, they acquired skills in brick laying, kerb laying and general road construction. A total of 23 households had to be relocated. z

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