Major road projects in the Western Cape

Both the Western Cape government and South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) are busy upgrading key highways, building new bypasses, and maintaining critical routes in the province.Main Sanral projects include the upgrade of a 12-kilometre N2 link between the Swartklip Interchange and Baden Powell interchange in Cape Town from four lanes to six; a R600-million upgrade of the N7 link to Namibia between Malmesbury and Mooreesburg; and a major upgrade of the Huguenot tunnel.The R4bn project is set to change the Huguenot Tunnel from a single, bidirectional tunnel to two separate carriageways, each in single-directional tunnels, according to Sanral.Projects by the Western Cape government include a Malmesbury bypass to link into the upgraded N7; a R520m upgrade to the Louis Fourie Road in Mossel Bay; a R780m Van Schoorsdrift interchange approximately 4.5km north of the Potsdam Interchange on the N7, which is part of a broader project to upgrade about 10km of the N7 to freeway standards; and ongoing maintenance and upgrades to the R46 between Wolseley and Touwsrivier, strengthening the N12 between Waboomskraal and Holgaten (George to Oudtshoorn); upgrading and maintenance of the R45 from Simondium to Franschhoek and Franschhoek Pass; and upgrade of the R43 from Stanford to Gansbaai. ER