Rehabilitation of Sarnia road bridge to start mid-October
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Sanral warns of N1 Northbound lane closures for sinkhole rehabilitation
The South African National Road Agency Limited (Sanral) issued a notification to road users on February 23, advising them to expect lane closures on the N1 Northbound between Botha avenue and the N1/R21 Flying Saucer interchange, in Centurion, to allow for rehabilitation work on a sinkhole. The lane closures on the N1 section 21 at kilometre 22.1 will be implemented from February 23 at 22:00 to February 24 at 04:00 and then again from February 24 at 22:00 to February 25 at 04:00.
Attacks against the trucking industry must stop now – RFA
Renewed turmoil in the trucking industry has prompted the Road Freight Association (RFA) to again call for urgent intervention by the South Africa Police Service (SAPS). The All Truck Drivers Forum (ATDF) has called on truck drivers not to operate on Monday.
TFR to release tender in April for take-or-pay access to container corridors
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) will release a request for proposals (RFP) on April 1 for the sale of slots to private operators on the key container corridor linking Gauteng and Durban, as well as parts of the Cape corridor. The State-owned utility tells Engineering News that it is in the process of finalising the number of slots to be made available during the first phase of the initiative, which is designed to arrest what has been a steady decline over several years, but which worsened considerably during the Covid lockdowns.
Competition Tribunal approves DP World’s acquisition of Imperial Logistics
The Competition Tribunal has conditionally approved the acquisition of Imperial Logistics by DP World. DP World is ultimately controlled by the Dubai government. The conglomerate has been steadily expanding into Africa over the last few years.
Transnet records highest-ever theft of copper cable, JMPD arrests two suspects
About 1 000 km of copper cable used to power electric locomotives has been stolen, to date, in the financial year ending on March 3, Transnet reports. This is a significant increase on the 700 km of cable stolen in the 2020/21 financial year and the 395 km of cable stolen in the 2019/20 financial year.
Gautrain looking into solar panels to power its stations
Gauteng’s express railway system Gautrain is working on greening its operations, and plans to have solar power solutions for its stations, says CEO of Gautrain Management Agency, William Dachs. Dachs participated in an online discussion hosted by Arena Holdings on the importance of environmental sustainability in business. He shared Gautrain’s efforts to respond to environmental and socioeconomic challenges. Asked about the Gautrain’s plans to adopt greener energy, Dachs shared that two areas are being targeted – the train itself, which is difficult, and its facilities like the stations. Gautrain is working on greening stations currently to get them powered by renewable energy or solar power solutions, as is seen with some shopping malls that rely on solar rooftops.
Concrete progress on historic fighter restoration project with building of workshop structure
The project to rebuild South Africa’s only Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft has reached an important milestone, with the erection of the structure for the new workshop required to reconstruct the aircraft. This was marked with a small celebration held on Saturday, March 5, which was the 86th anniversary of the first flight by the original prototype Spitfire, in England. During the Second World War the Spitfire (which was produced in 24 different versions, or marks, including a naval variant for use from aircraft carriers, called the Seafire) became a global symbol of freedom and resistance to tyranny, being operated by almost every single Allied air force. Across all categories, it is one of the most famous aircraft ever built.
LightBox RCM Investor Sentiment Report: Industrial Remains Top Choice for Investors
A new LightBox RCM report notes that investors continue to focus on buying industrial logistics and warehouse space and are expecting sales volume to increase in 2022.
FRONTdoor Collective Hires Industry Veteran Chris Patteson as CTO & CISO
As tech architect for this unique e-commerce delivery network, Patteson will build their vision for best-in-class innovation and flexibility in the last mile.
Banyan Technology Expands Leadership Team
Supports Aggressive Product Development Strategy, Commitment to Service