A R640 million road link project between the Hopefield Interchange on the N7 highway and the intersection of the R45 is well underway.
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The project, situated in the direction of Wellington and R46 towards Riebeek Kasteel near Malmesbury, will feature five new bridges and a new grade-separated interchange at the R45/R46 intersection once it is complete.
It forms part of the Western Cape Department of Infrastructure (DOI) project and is crucial to the Malmesbury Bypass upgrades in the Swartland region.
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Construction started in May 2023 and work is expected to conclude by November 2025.
‘The main contractor in large DOI contracts such as this must report against a set of agreed to contract participation goals (CPGs),’ says advocate Chantal Smith, acting head of the provincial department of infrastructure.
‘By the time it is complete, the project is expected to have created 295 work opportunities and will have provided a total of 43 081 person-days of work. A proportion of the contract amount will be spent on targeted enterprises and materials from local companies. A proportion will also be spent on developing emerging contractors.’
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