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Rustenburg is one of the fastest growing cities in the country, with a current estimated population of over 500 000 residents, and an area of jurisdiction covering approximately 3 500 km2 over 38 wards. The Rustenburg Rapid Transport Project is due to launch in 2015/16 and will service the residents of the Rustenburg Municipality through an integrated transport network that will include BRT trunk corridors, direct routes and feeder services.
THE RUSTENBURG MUNICIPALITY has concluded the appointment of two contractors for the next phase of construction in the multi-million rand Rustenburg Rapid Transport (RRT) project, which will see increased construction around the city centre and along the R510 Northam Road over the next two years.
The construction of the bus corridors for Corridor B is scheduled to start shortly and is a key component of the new public transport services which are planned to start operating from the end of 2015 and in early 2016.
The infrastructure planning for the R510 required 18 months of extensive engineering design by Lotshephe Africa JV, which included specifications for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus lanes, new road infrastructure and widening and building of bridges along the proposed public transport route which will eventually reach Kanana.
Following a public tender process, one of the winning bidders was local contracting firm MCivils (Pty) Ltd. MCivils is responsible for the initial construction currently under way on the Swartruggens R104 bus Corridor A, and their bid included the optimal use of...