NEW AND IMPROVED: R43 street between Stanford and Gansbaai formally re-opens

Today marked an thrilling milestone for Overstrand residents because the R43 Gansbaai-Stanford street formally re-opened after in depth upgrades.

Overstrand Deputy Mayor, Elnora Gillion joined Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, to have fun the completion of this route’s enhancements – completely timed throughout October’s Transport Month. Also there have been Mayoral Committee Member for Municipal Public Safety Andrew Komani, Ward Councillors Dudley Coetzee, Riana de Coning and Stephan Fourie, Overberg District Municipality (ODM) Mayor Sakkie Franken, and ODM Speaker Lindile Ntsabo, who got here to point out their help for the mission.

The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure invested almost R491 million to improve and rehabilitate 20 kilometres of the R43 (often known as Trunk Road 28/2), together with surfacing 3.8 kilometres between Stanford and Springfontein Wine Estate and regravelling a further 500 metres. These upgrades will make journey simpler, roads safer, and assist folks transfer across the space extra simply.

Minister Simmers described the mission for instance of the ‘Growth for Jobs’ technique in motion. The work created 369 jobs, exceeding the unique goal of 350, delivered over 68 000 person-days of labor, and spent greater than R123 million on native enterprises (nicely above the preliminary R91 million purpose). The mission additionally supported 20 rising contractors.

Improvements embrace:

• 12 new bus stops for safer public transport
• 3 climbing lanes for simpler overtaking
• Turning lanes and safer entry factors
• New stormwater constructions, guardrails, and road lighting
• Wildlife culverts designed to guard native ecology and scale back accidents

Minister Simmers ended with a message to the residents of Stanford and Gansbaai: “Let’s protect what we’ve built. Respect the rules of the road. Respect the investment made into your community. This road now belongs to you – the people who use it, work on it, and live beside it.”