Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti has announced that the construction of the proposed new N2 Wild Coast Toll Road is set to start in September 2016.
The minister, in his capacity as the chairperson of the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Committee (PICC), made the announcement last week at a public consultation meeting in Bizana, Eastern Cape.
The PICC is tasked with overseeing bulk infrastructure projects across South Africa and manages 18 strategic infrastructure projects (SIPs). Minister Nkwinti is responsible for SIP3 which is looking at South-East Node and Corridor Development – and that includes the N2 Wild Coast Highway and new dam at Mzimvubu with an irrigation system.
The minister received a South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) report on the status of the project this week, before the public consultation meeting.
Nkwinti said that if court processes against the construction of the toll road persisted, the project would start in 2017.
Construction date set for new N2 toll road
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