Construction World December 2019

Category: Consulting Engineers

RECONSTRUCTION OF TWO FLOOD DAMAGED BRIDGES AT GA-NTATA The 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”.

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• Company entering: Nyeleti Consulting • Client: Roads Agency Limpopo (SOC) • Consulting engineer: Nyeleti Consulting PROJECT INFORMATION

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