Road projects in Limpopo

President Cyril Ramaphosa during his visit in the Province on the 8th February 2022, said he’s pleased with the progress made in the road projects in the Limpopo Province.

He says similar projects will be carried out in other parts of the country.

Ramaphosa says the Limpopo project has helped create jobs, and says that improving the country’s infrastructure will help advance the economy.

“If we can do this type of project in many parts of the country and we are going to do so, we will be able to create a number of jobs and ensure we are building social and economic infrastructure,” the president said.

“If we have roads then we are able to move to a higher level economically”.

The Premier of Limpopo Province, Mathabatha said quality road infrastructure is an important enabler for growth and development and one of the government priority is building new roads and maintaining the existing road infrastructure.

He says through Road Agency Limpopo, government continue to build quality roads that makes lives of the communities better whilst raising admiration from the rest of the country.

During the State of the Province, Mathabatha shed light about progress on the following road infrastructure projects:

➢ The rehabilitation of 11km on road D1589 from Ga-Kgobokanang to Ga-Makgato and De-Vrede in the Capricorn District; is at 98%;
➢ The rehabilitation of 7.3km on road D2537 road in Penge in the Sekhukhune district; is at 51%;
➢ The rehabilitation of 5km on road D4150 in Praktiseer in the Sekhukhune district; is at 65%;
➢ The rehabilitation of 9km on road D11 from Ga-Mamaila Kolobetona connecting the R81 in the Mopani District; is at 58%;
➢ The rehabilitation of 27km on road D3840 from Giyani to Phalaborwa in the Mopani District; is at 67%;
➢ The construction of a New Bridge on Road D2219 in Steelpoort which is in the preliminary design stage;
➢ The construction of bridge 6116 in Makuleke; is at 99 % practical completion;
➢ The rehabilitation of 5km on road D3200 Lebaka -Mohlabaneng; is at 56%;
➢ The rehabilitation of 9km on road D11 – Ga- Mamaila, Mopani; is at 58%;
➢ The rehabilitation of 30km of road D4 Elim Malamulele; is at 59%;
➢ The rehabilitation of flood damaged road D4240 Maseven in Sekhukhune; is at 49%;
➢ The rehabilitation of 40km on road D1483 Musina to Pondrift in Vhembe; is at 40%;
➢ The upgrading of 13km on road D2922, D2919 from Keerom to Tshikanosi; is at 99% practical completion;
➢ The upgrading of 7.5Km D3727, D879, D1356 Mashamba to Tshitale to Morebeng; is 100% complete;
➢ The upgrading of 3km on road D3688 from khubvi to Tshidzivhe in Vhembe; is 100% complete;
➢ The upgrading of 5km on road D4253 in Ga-Masemola in Sekhukhune; is 100% complete;
➢ The upgrading of 3km on road D3187 and D3843 from Mageva to Makhuvha, Mopani district; is 100% complete;
➢ The upgrading of 3km on road D3200 from Mokwakwaila to Mawa, Mopani district; is 100% complete;
➢ The upgrading of 3km on road D3377 from Limburg to Matlala, Capricorn district; is at 98%;
➢ The upgrading of 32km on roads D3232, D15 and D3150 from Morebeng to Sekgosese; is at 93%.

During the 2022/2023 Financial Year and the 2023/2024 Financial Year, Government will commence construction work on some of the following roads:

➢ D4180 Atok Mine to Ga-Selepe to Modimolle in Sekhukhune;
➢ D3278 Blouberg Hospital to Buffelshoek in Capricorn;
➢ D3561 Segole 1 & Segole 2 (Masebe Nature Reserve to N11 Waterval) in Waterberg;
➢ D4260 Malope to Phokwane in Sekhukhune;
➢ D3669 Mavhunga access road in Vhembe;
➢ D3734 Tshatshama road in Mopani;
➢ D4090, D4093, D4094, D4096 Malimate Roads in Capricorn;
➢ D4199 Apel to Ga-Nkoana to D4190 in Sekhukhune;
➢ D3436, D3428, D5007 Ga-Ramoshwane, Ga-Rammetlwane, Ga-Ramotlwana in Capricorn;
➢ D3248 Thapane access to Namitwa in Mopani;
➢ D4283 Glencowie to Malaka in Sekhukhune, and;
➢ D3671 Musekwa to Maranikwe in Vhembe.

By: Jimmy Malebati and Dexter Mohale