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Best of By The Way 2018PLUS: Holiday bodice-rippers, loves, lists and the mammoth Mt Edgecombe

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Just corruption? Dear SirsIt is quite irritating that all work on the road which is supposed to take traffic around and away from Polokwane has just stopped. Our city is clogged with passing cars and trucks, which makes life unpleasant and sometimes dangerous. Why did the construction just stop? Is it another case of corruption?

– Sipho Seema, Polokwane Ed’s Note: No, not corruption. SANRAL gets a clean bill of health in this regard every year. The problem with the ring road is that the contractor involved went under financially and could not continue with the work. This is why there is a delay, which we regret, but the issue is being addressed and work will continue in the foreseeable future

Real SMME helpDear SirsA great deal has been written about how SANRAL will help small companies wherever it has a construction project. But is this actually happening? Talk is cheap.

– Jane Mminele, KroonstadEd’s Note: SANRAL is justifiably proud of how much does to help SMMEs, create jobs and provide training. The proof is to be found in our integrated annual report – which, by the way, was highly praised in Parliament. You can find it on our website www.nra.co.za under Publications

LettersTalk to us [email protected]

From crosswords and columns to thing-explainers and traffic tips, By The Way’s got it all. Enough to drive some of our more avid readers to show up at SANRAL’s Head Office in Pretoria and demand more copies (this actually happened). You can find our magazine at toll plazas, petrol stations, libraries, guest houses, taxi ranks and government offices all across South Africa. And it’s totally free to the public, so if you see some at a filling station on your way to Durbs, Cape Town, Bloem or PE, take one! Don’t be shy. We have recipes and lifestyle articles along with travel tips, book reviews and updates on major construction projects. We talk about stakeholders and community upliftment right alongside brain teasers and Dad-jokes to tickle your fancy. If you write nice letters to us, we’ll reply right here on Page 2. Everybody at By The Way enjoys a little feedback. And the cherry on top? We even have our very own cartoon strip, lovingly crafted by the legendary creator of Jojo, Len Sak. What’s not to love? Have a safe and happy festive season and we’ll meet you on the road.

“We must all strive to be inspired by a deep-seated love of our country, without regard to race, colour, gender or station in life. We must strive to be moved by a generosity of spirit that will enable us to outgrow the hatred and conflicts of the past. We must anchor all our efforts in the common determination to build a South African society that will be the envy of the world.

As we spend these holidays with our families and friends, let us hope that none will be killed as a result of criminal or politically-inspired violence. Let us hope that none will die as a result of reckless driving on our roads.”

– Nelson Mandela, Christmas message (1990)

3 A few of our favourite things Not exactly raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but the year was made better by all the things we loved in 2018

5 What is stakeholder management? And for that matter, what is a stakeholder? Check out our FAQ

7 Car tips for long trips Don’t be silly this season

11 Holiday bodice-rippers Reading for pleasure

12 The mammoth Mt Edgecombe How we built the longest deck in South Africa

22 December’s not a drag if you make the right list And check it twice…

In this issue

PLUS: Last edition’s crossword driving you crazy? Not to worry, you can find the solutions, on Pg23

Celebrating a legendIf former President Nelson Mandela were still around today, he’d be celebrating his 100th birthday in July. But since our beloved Tata Madiba isn’t, we’ve chosen to celebrate for him and everyone who loved him. Mandela had, among many other talents, a way with words. He could get to the heart of any issue with a sentence or two, whether he was chatting to journalists, children or other statesmen.

This year, we’ll be running some of our favourite Madiba quotes in By The Way to remind ourselves of the great project Mandela started all those years ago and one which we must advance with our every action – a free and fully inclusive South Africa.

By The Way!

Erratum

In Issue 22 of By The Way, Pg9, the lead story on the Huguenot tunnel listed the tunnel’s length as 3 917km. The tunnel is, in fact, 3 917m long. Our most sincere apologies for the misprint. – Ed

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If you’re a tech head, it’s likely the British-made TV show Black Mirror is on your radar. All you need is a Netflix account.

Black Mirror is the brainchild of satirist Charlie Brooker. It takes the form of a series of self-contained episodes in various futuristic settings. The lynchpin for each is that it focuses on

a piece of imaginary tech that plays a central role in the narrative. Imagine a world where you can rewind your own memories and play them back. What if your job prospects were tied to your popularity ratings on social media?

These scenarios have both featured in Black Mirror, which works on a number

of layers. It’s part social commentary, part science fiction and is by turns disturbing, hilarious and hide-behind-the-couch frightening. While it signals the risks of relying too heavily on mankind’s technological progression, it never veers into sermonising and will leave you to make up your own mind on each outcome.

WHAT’S UP

This year, we loved…

What’s your ultimate escape? You must be thinking about it… A beach getaway in Mauritius? An activity-filled break in the Mother City, filled with food and craft beer? Or is it the traditional family exodus to KZN with the kids? It’s all very… terrestrial.

For those who cast their net a little wider, there’s always the final frontier. It may sound outlandish (pardon the pun), but thanks to the commercialisation of space (at least near-space) travel by companies such as Tesla and Virgin Intergalactic, this is no longer just a pipe-dream. This kind of tourism is not for the shallow of pocket. But great commercial ideas have to start somewhere.

A creative team of visual strategists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab at Caltech, known as ‘The Studio’, have made a free-to-download travel poster series called Visions of the Future. Nine artists were involved in designing the 14 posters, which are the result of many brainstorming sessions with JPL scientists, engineers and expert communicators. Each poster is a gorgeous example of ’50s retro-futuristic Art Deco genius. And each was made better with feedback from the JPL experts.

Now if you visit www.jpl.nasa.gov/visions-of-the-future, you can check out which of the planets you might want to visit someday. Is it the Cloud 9 Observatory on Venus, or the double-sunned landscape of Kepler 16-b, where your shadow always has company? Download hi-res versions for free and space up your décor at home.

These are a few of our favourite things

Munching Mongoose is a Gauteng-based online service that sources mouthwatering farmer’s market vegetables and brings them right to your door. Simply head over to munchingmongoose.co.za and choose the delivery option that suits you best. There are five to choose from, ranging from Mini Boxes and Low Carb Boxes to No Veg Boxes, for those who are just after artisanal bread, free range eggs, boutique chocolates and gourmet cheeses. You can even customise your order, adding items from different Boxes to your own if it’s not included. Once that’s done, set up an account, enter your payment details and delivery address, and select how many Boxes you’d like a month.

What sets Munching Mongoose apart is its network of food providers and its transparency. The company has partnered with local producers of organic food grown in some unlikely places. We’re talking reclaimed parks and bowling greens converted to inner-city gardens; small farmers in Muldersdrift and artisanal food producers in the suburbs. The service is quite happy to reveal the source of all of its food. So when you’re ordering a Munching Moose Box, you’re not only eating healthier, you’re supporting the small, local farming industry.

If you’re a science fiction nut who also happens to be addicted to YouTube, chances are you probably already know about DUST. If not, your next online session may well be taken care of.

DUST is a YouTube channel of science fiction short films that run the gamut from morality plays and disturbing appraisals of futuristic technology to comedic bottle episodes. Sometimes the stories cut across these genres. The production values on each film are superb – so no, this is not the work of a few nerds shooting films in their basement. To be honest, if Hollywood is running out of ideas (and it seems to be), it could certainly do worse than take a look at DUST and contact some of the filmmakers who’ve uploaded their work.

Want an example? The short film Seam imagines a future in which civilians are press-ganged into being suicide bombers simply due to their DNA. Black Hole is a fantastic office-drone comedy in which a rogue photocopier gifts a worker a set of universe-bending powers. The Ocean Maker is a heart-rending animated short in which a woman tries to bring rain to a barren, post-apocalyptic wasteland through a dogfight. It’s all fantastic stuff and the channel sees regular uploads so you don’t have to wait very long before the next DUST film arrives.

DUST is a brilliant visual showcase for some of the most original minds producing science fiction stories today. And here’s the icing: because it’s on YouTube, it’s free.

NASA’s Space Tourism posters

Black Mirror

DUST

Anyone who has spent any length of time browsing online will have inevitably come across Wikipedia, the online user-curated encyclopaedia for all subjects. Spend any more time on there, and you have the potential to fall down a ‘Wiki Hole’, randomly clicking links in the articles you’re reading. This journey can take you from a band you’re researching to a Japanese manga the band is named after, to the artist who worked on the manga comic, to the whole topic of anime and beyond. Sure it’s fun, but a lot of the time users can forget the topic of the article they originally clicked on. Wikiverse can solve this problem.

Wikiverse presents Wikipedia’s article pages visually – as floating stars in a massive universe that seems to stretch out to infinity. The ‘star’ clusters centre on different topics – technology, music, art, etc – and once you click on one, you can not only read its entry, but Wikiverse opens up more star clusters linking to pages within the article, allowing for a deeper dive into the subject. The stars are all connected by lines, meaning that you’ll always have a strand that leads you back along the info trail you’ve followed.

As amazing as this all sounds, it doesn’t really prepare you for the experience of using Wikiverse. With its smooth interface and its interstellar presentation, it really feels like you’re surfing information using a spaceship.

Wikiverse

2018


PERSPECTIVES

Road funding: Almost by definition this means that

if the FDN is involved, there is an acceptance that it will be a high-quality project.

Central to all of this that private investors won’t go near to such a state project if there is not some guarantee that the funds invested will supply a return comparable or better than the open market could have done.

The only way to do this is for users of the infrastructure, partly funded by the private sector, to continuously pay when they use the supplied facility – in this case a road. In plain English, these roads have to be tolled and the toll must be paid. In addition, there must be an undertaking that where tolls are not paid, the state will make up for losses through a subsidy.

The advantages of the Colombian approach are enormous: less chance of corruption, a guarantee of necessity and quality, users pay for the use of the infrastructure and there is political will to ensure that the payment occurs.

Vusi Mona is SANRAL’s General Manager: Communications

VUSI MONA

Funding road infrastructure is an issue worldwide. There are more arguments about which funding mechanism should be used than there is money.

And there are many mechanisms. In Australia there is a fuel tax, a vehicle sales tax, a road user charge, vehicle registration fees and stamp duties. In Brazil there is a tax on the import and sale of oil products. In France there is no special tax, while next-door in Germany there is.

But they share a common denominator – public-private partnerships. They all have one approach: the private money must see a return on its investment

– and thus toll is raised. And it is not universally well received.

All of this is true in South Africa too. There are many demands on our fiscus, not enough state funding, some reliance on the private sector, resistance to tolling, and yet there is a huge demand for more and better roads.

Questions must be asked about the most suitable funding model for roads infrastructure. The fuel levy alone is insufficient. The future contribution of the fuel levy to the Central Revenue Fund is uncertain, with the projected electric car take-off in 2022 and established vehicle efficiency technologies. In less than five years, electric cars will cost the same as their internal combustion counterparts and that’s the point of lift-off for sales.

The total estimated funding requirements to sustain the South African road network, including addressing backlogs in surfacing and capacity expansion, is R116.1bn. The current allocation for the road network is R52bn. What can we afford and how do we prioritise?

So a conversation has started on different funding models.

Yet an example exists that is similar enough, yet different enough, to warrant our attention. It has several advantages: it ensures quality, mitigates corruption and takes some of the funding burden off the state’s shoulders.

It happens in Colombia, which not only has some of the worst roads in South

America, but also not enough.To get around the problem, it launched

the National Development Finance Corporation (FDN) in 2013. What makes it different from other such corporations is that it funds at most 25% of any project. The implication is clear: the rest of the project must be packaged in such a way that private investors would find it attractive enough.

Attractive in many ways: its shareholding, for example, is held by the Colombian state, but also by private, albeit foreign banks, as well as international and regional development institutions. And they are all represented on the board, which has to approve all tenders. This makes it very difficult and unlikely that there will be any corruption in a tender.

This is important, as graft is quite common in infrastructure projects across the world. To know in advance that it is unlikely to occur is a huge advantage.

The project also has to offer acceptable risks and returns to interest private investors. The result is that pie-in-the sky projects or those beloved by politicians but of no immediate value to the economy or nearby communities, will not see the light of day.

The total estimated funding requirements to sustain the South African road network, including addressing backlogs in surfacing and capacity expansion, is R116.1bn. The current allocation for the road network is R52bn. What can we afford and how do we prioritise?

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STAKEHOLDER

Stakeholder managementWhat is it?

What is a stakeholder? A stakeholder is someone who has a vested interest in what the company is doing. We have social stakeholders (eg community members who live around our projects) and financial stakeholders (who have a business or financial interest in our projects).

When did stakeholder relations become its own job?Though companies have always recognised the importance of communicating effectively with their various stakeholders, it is only in the last couple of decades that stakeholder relations became a specialised job.

Different stakeholders have different needs. It really is a full-time job making sure everybody gets what they need from a big project, whether

that’s local employment, improved access to essential services or better road safety for scholars.

Does a stakeholder relations manager have to specialise in financial or social stakeholders? No, but you can specialise in a particular subject. For instance, if you are a financial stakeholder manager, you would need to be able to speak to and read the financials of the company. In the absence of getting a technical stakeholder specialist, we’ve done what we call streamlining stakeholder. Each business unit in a company is responsible for knowing about its stakeholders and a stakeholder manager sews together all the stakeholder efforts of the organisation. His/her role is to pull together a stakeholder strategy from all the

business units and then run with it. In an ideal situation, material needs

to be prepared by the stakeholder manager, because you want to put across information that is easy for people to understand and easy to convey. Being a stakeholder manager is about translating the business speak.

SANRAL projects take a really long time to plan and build. At what stage does the stakeholder engagement happen? From inception. When a project is proposed within the agency, the stakeholder manager would need to ask several questions: why do we think the structure would work at the proposed location? Have we made a thorough needs analysis?

What happens when what the community needs from an infrastructure perspective and what they want are different things? That would be very difficult. To navigate that, SANRAL has set up Project Liaison Committees (PLCs), made up of community leaders, local business people and investors, who then take part in stakeholder engagements.

What are stakeholder engagements? They are sessions where members of the local community with particular interests in the project can learn about it and voice their concerns. Members of the PLC live in the community that will be affected by a proposed project. They are community leaders who speak the language and know the challenges. SANRAL’s stakeholder managers go through a troubleshooting exercise with them and a craft solution that benefits everybody.

Healthy stakeholder management is a mechanism for non-destructive and inclusive local growth. But what does that mean, exactly? Though many |of us have heard of stakeholders, the concept of stakeholder management is still pretty nebulous. With large companies doing large projects, it’s nigh-impossible

for the community being directly affected to have a quick fireside with the big bosses. This is where stakeholder managers come in – they are there to represent the community to the company, and the company to the community. They are mediators and negotiators who are primarily concerned with making sure that the company’s big project does no harm.

We build national infrastructure. Are SANRAL’s stakeholders the general public?Yes. Roads cut across many sectors– road safety, finance, SMME development, job creation etc. Any person who travels from Musina to Cape Town via a national route is affected by our work. There is a need for us to engage continuously the people we do work for, but also who enable us to do work.

Who else is a SANRAL stakeholder?The government is one. Business is another. NGOs with particular mandates, such as AA (Automobile Association) and an NGO called Global Road Safety Partnership South Africa. Other than the public, our stakeholders range from politics and business to financing and the Department of Basic Education.

What do you need to be a stakeholder manager? Stakeholder management as a profession found many people who were doing the work already and got absorbed into stakeholder positions. But lately, there are formal courses at universities that companies require you to have completed for you to be called a stakeholder co-ordinator or manager.

What should the general public know about stakeholder management?It’s a difficult job. To do it, you have to be a people-person and you have to manage expectations – all the time. A lot of what stakeholder managers do has to do with listening, then responding. We listen, we strategise and we come back and say: this is how we’re moving forward.

Moving the earth to level the playing field

SANRAL and Wirtgen Group South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will give

small enterprises better access to the road construction machinery they need to execute major SANRAL projects.

The agreement will allow small-to-medium construction contractors access to the Wirtgen Group’s full suite of leading equipment brands, financing, training and logistics.

Engineering Executive at SANRAL Louw Kannemeyer is enthusiastic

from rollers, bitumen spreaders, sweepers and milling machines to recyclers, slipform pavers, modular asphalt pavers, mobile asphalt plants, crushers and screens.

Emerging contractors will be able to purchase or lease the sophisticated machinery required to meet the high standards expected in the South African road construction environment.

Wirtgen will collaborate with small contractors by offering them access to finance, technical assistance, mentoring and logistical support. SANRAL and Wirtgen will also collaborate on issues such as training, supply chain and access to information about tendering processes.

“We are confident that this MoU will increase the number of participants across the value chain of the road construction sector and contribute to fair competition,” said Kannemeyer.

about what this deal – and deals like it – could do for the country’s economic inclusion plans and growth.

“This is an important step in the broader national aim to transform the construction and engineering sectors and enable emerging black contractors to participate more fully,” he said.

“Infrastructure development will be a major contributor to the efforts to attract investment to the country and was singled out at the recent Job Summit in Sandton, Johannesburg, for its ability to create employment.

“We are delighted that a global leader in construction such as Wirtgen is stepping up to help smaller contractors overcome barriers to their ability to tender,” said Kannemeyer.

Wirtgen national sales manager Waylon Kukard understands the challenges faced by small contractors. “Equipment is one of the major requirements for success in the execution of their projects. This agreement will afford upcoming contractors greater access to equipment brands including Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm, Kleemann, Benninghoven and Ciber,” he said.

The agreement with Wirtgen is part of a process that SANRAL introduced to open up the engineering and constructionindustries through its tender and enterprise development initiatives.

Wirtgen offers a wide range of equipment through its leading brands,

Wirtgen sales manager Waylon Kukard, SANRAL Transformation Manager Ismail Essa, Wirtgen South Africa MD Henrich Schulenburg, SANRAL Engineering Executive Louw Kannemeyer, SANRAL Northern region Planning Design and Construction Manager Willem van der Merwe; SANRAL CFO Inge Mulder, SANRAL Head of Strategy Thabiso Malahleha, Wirtgen KZN branch manager Anwar Hoosen

SANRAL’s earthmoving equipment deals gain momentum as Wirtgen joins Bell and Barloworld to give SMMEs a leg up


Additional trainingIt was not easy to find a locally qualified safety officer in Lusikisiki. SANRAL eventually found one who ran her own safety officer business locally, although she was not yet registered with the South African Council for Project and Construction Management Professions.

SANRAL helped her complete her application to be a registered health and safety officer. The agency also registered her with the South African Institute of Occupational Safety and Health as a technical member. This gives her access to further training, information and further opportunities. During the project, she worked on site as the safety officer under the guidance of the Safety Manager (Construction Manager on site). Four other residents also received health and safety training.

Mbulelo Peterson said: “The additional aim of the project was to deliver the outcomes in such a way that as much as possible of the total economic spend on the project remained within the community and as many skills as possible transferred onto the community.”SANRAL’s completion of

community access and haul roads have created safer routes for pedestrians and

motorists travelling between two villages in Lusikisiki. These roads connect two municipal wards and traditional areas managed by two chiefs.

The 24-month access road project provided training for 11 SMMEs and 11 supervisors. Of the SMMEs, 73% were youth-owned and 36% women-owned. In addition, 165 jobs were created and training was provided to165 employees, who were subsequently awarded NQF Level 2 certificates.

Mbulelo Peterson, SANRAL’s Southern Region Manager, said: “This project forms part of SANRAL’s Community Development Programme, which promotes safe movement for all road users, as well as community mobility through infrastructure upgrades and safety improvements.

“The new road network (three separate but connected roads) will allow the community to travel safely from the rural areas to the interchange of the future N2 Wild Coast Road.”

Old gravel roads and earth track were upgraded. The scope of work included 4.5km of surfacing road, building kerbs and upgrading access

and parking areas at two schools and an FET college, where better vehicle access, as well as pedestrian safety will result.

SMMEs with catering businesses also benefitted from the project and the structure that was built for training is now being used by the community and schools.

Gcobani Socenywa, SANRAL Project Manager, said: “The group of trainee contractors are all keen and should develop into future potential contractors.”

The kerbs and bollards were manufactured on site. The kerbs were tested at Controlab in East London and passed the requirements for the SABS 927-1969.

“Despite the community’s initial sceptism about the project, now that it is completed, they are happy about the roads,” said Peterson.

Further to SANRAL’s community development initiatives, former Umkhonto Wesizwe Military Veterans were also employed as security guards on the project.

Siphelele Msindwana and Lindiwe Nokhele formed Gandundu Nkungu JV for the project and worked on a 700m section of the road.

Msindwana and Nokhele manufactured more than 3 000 kerbs

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Deep in northern KwaZulu-Natal, communities are enjoying the safety and utility of SANRAL

infrastructure every day – from sidewalks and retaining walls, to bus- and taxi lay-bys and access roads to schools.

Approximately 12km of concrete walkways have been built on both sides of a section of the R22 between the town of Manguzi and the Mozambique border. The project, worth about R14.4m, started in November 2015 and was completed in June 2017.

Eastern Region Project Manager Ridhwaan Mahomed said that before

Completion of access roads connects communities

and more than 400 bollards. They also built v-drains and two box culverts (small bridges) that connect Mcobotini and Goso villages.

“The culverts are built at areas where the river overflows and floods the road, making it difficult for people to cross – especially the pupils who have to attend school. We supplied the entire programme with kerbs,” said Msindwana.

Msindwana and Nokhele look forward to growing their business. “We complement each other, and our experience will carry us forward. We hope we will upgrade to CIDB level 4 CEPE or CIDB level 5 CEPE.”

“We have been tendering for work. The town is busy developing and we hope to be established business owners. The main challenge will be competing with large, developed manufacturers,” Msindwana said.

Andiswa Joyi and Siyanda Mredlana formed Khubega JV. “At first the community did not want us to do the work, but now they are happy,” said Joyi. “Before working on this project, I was unemployed. I am happy that I got an opportunity to work on this project. My goal is to work on the N2 Wild Coast project.”

Mthobeli Biyela was appointed as a public liaison officer (PLO) on

Unlocking prosperity in rural KZNwork started on the project, there had been several vehicle and pedestrian incidents.

“Pedestrians, mostly young pupils on their way to and from school, could be seen walking within the motorised vehicle lanes. This is very risky.”

The project area was largely rural and many local residents had struggled to find paying jobs to sustain themselves before the project started. This project presented a valuable source of employment. Some R2.4m was paid in salaries for local labour on the project. Four local subcontractors were employed and were paid a total of R1.3m.

Rural areas often have a high number of unskilled individuals. On this project, local people were trained and 60 skills training certificates were issued at an investment of R277 240.

“SANRAL has always strived to support the government’s efforts to push back the frontiers of poverty and improve the lives of citizens by investing in community development in all its projects.”

Thokozani Mbuyisa, owner of Mgadla Trading, which was one of the SMMEs employed, said that he was grateful for the opportunity to work on this SANRAL project.

18 July 2016. He completed his N6 in Management Assistant at the Ingwe TVET College.

“Before this project, I was unemployed and today I own a car and I can provide for my family. We used to depend on my mother’s pension and child grant. Today I am able to provide for my family. As the PLO, I was appointed to work with chiefs, councillors, SMMEs and communities to talk about the project and the work being done on the community access road being built in Lusikisiki,” Biyela said.


OFF THE BEATEN TRACK

Your festive season travels shouldn’t be a pain. It sounds like extra admin, but having a checklist can help you travel better and safer this holiday period.

Vusi Mona, SANRAL’s General Manager for Communications, says: “Road safety and convenience for road users is top of SANRAL’s priority list – and not only during the festive season. We strive to ensure that everyone enjoys a pleasant journey, and makes it back safely to their loved ones.”

SANRAL has become much more than an engineering entity responsible for design, management and maintenance of the national road network. “We have also pioneered many interventions that contribute to safer roads and have adopted a more active role in the advocacy of road safety education and awareness,” says Mona.

Crashes and fatalities can be avoided if people are better prepared for their travels. Start by developing a traveller’s checklist and make sure you tick all the right boxes before your journey.

Check your rideInspecting your vehicle should be the first thing you do when you prepare for a trip. Make sure your vehicle is road worthy, check if the vehicle license (disc) is valid, check tyre quality and pressure (and don’t forget the spare wheel), check if windscreen wipers work properly, check all lights and make sure your brakes work. Inspection applies to all types of vehicles, including heavy trucks, buses and motorcycles.

Make your journey pleasant

Resting is important during long drives. It helps reduce driver fatigue, which is a common cause of road fatalities. Use designated rest spots (including filling stations) along most roads to relax and refresh before proceeding on your journey. Intelligence can save

livesIt’s important to plan your route to make the journey less stressful. SANRAL has developed an Intelli-gent Transport System (ITS) that can help you plan the best routes. ITS technology helps to manage traffic and to provide road users with traffic conditions in real-time, so you know what to expect and how long the trip will take you.SANRAL also provides information on the current state of the roads under its management, including toll routes, through a series of videos available on our website, [email protected]. Travellers can plan their routes before getting onto the road and know how much they will spend on tolls.

Be carefulRoad safety is everyone’s responsibility, especially drivers. It’s up to the driver to keep a safe following distance and obey all the rules to avoid traffic incidents.

Do not drive under the influence of alcohol, and if possible avoid driving at night. The bigger the ride, the bigger the responsibility – trucks and buses are among the biggest and most frequent users of our roads. The fact that they’re huge is not frightening, it’s the number and seriousness of the crashes they cause. Remember, the road is a shared space, so be on the lookout for any pedestrians or stray animals crossing.

Also keep your eyes peeled for motorcycles. Motorcyclists are the most vulnerable of all road users. Unlike cars, motorcycles offer no protection to the rider, which makes it more likely for bikers to die in a crash. Motorcycles are small and fast, so if you’re not paying attention, you won’t even see them coming.

Assistance Sometimes after vehicle collisions, rescue teams may be too far away to assist. You should learn how to respond and attend to incidents – whether to help yourself or a fellow road-user. Make sure you have a safety kit handy, or a list of emergency numbers to call for help.

Be responsible and make the journey pleasant.

Your festive season travel checklist

Emergency contacts

Nationwide Emergency Response 10111

Ambulance Emergency 10177

Netcare Emergency Call Centre 082911

ER24 082124

Automobile Association 0861 000 234

Cell Phone Emergency 112

Car tips for long trips


The repair and reseal of theR510, which runs from Rustenburg to the Limpopo border, has been completed.

The road is now much more comfortable for drivers and safer for pedestrians. It has brought considerable economic benefits to emerging contractors and suppliers in the area.

About R50m was spent on local small-, micro- and medium-enterprises (SMMEs) and more than 100 local jobs were created during the repair and reseal of the road. The safety of all road users (motorists and pedestrians) was the main purpose of this improvement, said SANRAL Project Manager Nontobeko Mathenjwa.

This project involved repairing and resealing the pavement along the 61km of road, as well as the upgrade of three intersections. Two intersections were improved by adding slip lanes and constructing bus bays. A raised pedestrian crossing at one of the three intersections was constructed to aid school children who need to cross the road when walking to school.

“The R510 connects the North West

REGIONS

Safety and business get an upgrade on the R510

Instant bridges across N3 at Hammarsdale

and Limpopo. It is therefore critical for us to keep the road in a good condition. We also made the road safer by putting up new road signs and fixing the edge breaks and shoulders,” said Nontobeko.

Some R142m was spent on the project, which began in November 2016.

Speaking about why the roads agency felt it was important to work on this road, SANRAL’s Northern Region Manager Progress Hlahla said: “Our mandate is to help make a better South Africa for all. We can only achieve this by making sure that citizens are able to get around without hassle. Their education and economic endeavours are dependent on good-quality infrastructure and where we can, we should provide opportunities for growth. That is why we specifically involved local SMMEs in this project.”

While the project has made the road considerably safer, the national roads agency urges road users to obey the rules and be aware of their surroundings. “No matter how many safety features we install, a key variable is road-user behaviour. During this project, we saw horrific road-user behaviour that led to a number of fatalities,” said Hlahla.

F irst there was instant coffee. Then there was instant fashion – whatever outfit you want at any time of the day or night. Now

technology has made it possible to replenish the fridge with the click of a button and catch an Uber within five minutes of requesting one.

Gone are the days of waiting. Modern engineering has also

entered the disruption fray, making it possible to erect a bridge across both carriageways over a busy highway in just four days.

Recently, traffic on the N3 from Durban to Pietermaritzburg was diverted for two consecutive weekends to make it possible for a new bridge to be erected at Hammarsdale.

The development of the Keystone Park Light Industrial, Warehousing and Logistics Precinct at Hammarsdale has increased the volume of traffic – especially heavy vehicles – using the

intersection of the N3 and MR385. SANRAL decided that the interchange

must be upgraded from a simple diamond interchange to a new semi-parclo (partial clover leaf), free-flow interchange, to prevent a back-up of trucks onto the busy N3.

SANRAL Project Manager Stephné Wilmot said that it was decided to use time-saving construction measures, given the high volumes of traffic using the N3 and the urgent need to congestion. Ian Jackson, resident engineer at Hatch consulting engineers, said that in order to minimise delays, precast beams were used.

“With short- to medium-span bridges, you basically have three types of decks – cast in-situ; precast beams and deck slab; and a launched deck,” he said.

“The cast in-situ is the cheapest, but will entail closing a carriageway for approximately three to four months

and diverting both directions of traffic onto the one carriageway – and then repeating the procedure for the next deck. It is time consuming and severely affects traffic.

“A launch deck is cost-prohibitive because it is expensive to set up the launch yard. The geometrics of the bridge would only allow the launch of

two decks. So there are practical and cost constraints.

“But a precast beam deck and slab disrupts traffic the least – two days in which to place the beams across each carriageway – and is also the most cost-effective.”

Jackson said the beams were cast in a specialised casting yard approximately 5km away from the construction site. They were then transported from the casting yard to the site with special, low-bed vehicles.

Because each beam weighs 37 tons, a large crane was used to lift and place each of them in position. It took two days to position 23 beams per deck. Owing to the positioning of the crane to lift the beams and the potential danger to traffic, each carriageway was closed during the lifting and placing operation.

Still, four days for a new bridge is not bad at all.

“...a precast beam deck and slab disrupts traffic the least”


REGIONS

SANRAL has announced its upcoming road infrastructure development projects for the road network within Joe Gqabi District Municipality at its Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME) Roadshow, held at the Limakatso Conference Centre in Aliwal North.

The national roads agency manages a road network of 4 950km in the Eastern Cape. This is 22% of its total 22 214km national road network. Since 2009, SANRAL has injected R33.3bn into the Eastern Cape’s road network.

Of this, R11.7bn was allocated for the past two financial years, R5bn for the 2017/18 financial year. The roads agency has over 160 projects lined up in different parts of the province for the next three financial years (18/19, 19/20 & 20/21). These projects are in the initiation, design and construction stages.

Among the Southern Region’s top 10 Capex projects for 2018/19, one is situated within Joe Gqabi District Municipality, in Elundini local municipality.

This is a capital expenditure project that entails the upgrading of the R56 from Indwe through to towns of Ugie and Elliot, to Maclear. The project started in February 2016 and is nearing completion, with the date having been extended from August 2018.

SANRAL Project Manager Gideon Machethe said: “The highlights of these projects, current and upcoming in the district, are the employment opportunities that will be created for locals.”

Machethe added that the projects will create skills training and development of local labourers and will accelerate the CIDB upgrading of local SMMEs.

SANRAL projects in the planning, design and construction phases in the Joe Gqabi District include:

SANRAL announces project plans for Joe Gqabi District Municipality

SANRAL and its Huguenot Tunnel and Toll operating partner, Tolcon, have teamed up to help tunnel and toll staff develop new skills that will add value to them beyond the scope of their current jobs. On 12 September 2018, seven women employees who completed a

20-week training programme that focused on maths literacy and numeracy received their accreditation certificates.

SANRAL appointed a service provider to facilitate the training programme. The agency recognises the need to upskill staff, who regularly need arithmetic and numeracy in the workplace.

The participating employees have expressed great appreciation for the training and recognise its value even outside of their daily workplace, in their home environments, where they can now offer better academic support to their children.

SANRAL has carved out a great reputation for its investment in research and education – and will continue to offer training, while encouraging its staff to pursue other avenues of higher learning as well.

Certificates to HuguenotTunnel staff

R56 Indwe to Maclear (through Elliot & Ugie) Nearing completion

R58 Aliwal North to Lady Grey Design phase

R58 Lady Grey to Barkly East slope 2 Design phase

R56 Steynsburg (km 0.0) to Molteno (km 57.9) Planning phase

N6 portion from Jamestown boundary to Aliwal North Routine road maintenance

N6 Jamestown (km0) to Nek (km14) Tender awarding stage

N6 Orange River Bridge in Aliwal North Planning stage

R391 – R56 Intersection to Burgersdorp (special maintenance) Construction stage

SMME GROWTH: Cllr Dumisani Mvumvu, a Joe Gqabi District Municipality Mayoral Committee Member and Portfolio Head of Community Services, encouraged SMMEs to grow.


KEEPING YOU INFORMED…

Plan your journey in advance to avoid the peak periods

• Travelling on the N1 northbound and N4 westbound: » Peak traffic is expected between 12H00 till 20H00 on the 14th, 21st, 22nd, 24th & 30th December 2018.

• Travelling on the N1 southbound and N4 eastbound: » Peak traffic is expected between 12H00 till 20H00 on the 2nd & 6th January 2019.

KEEPING YOU MOVING...

• During peak periods all lanes including reversible lanes at toll plazas will be open to accommodate traffic in the peak direction.

• Make sure you have your cash/credit card handy before reaching the plaza

• Acquire an e-tag to minimise delays• Enjoy the convenience of passing

through the e-tag only lanes without queues, with your e-tag

TIPS• In an emergency call our Customer

Care number on 0800 BAKWENA / 0800 225 9362

• Plan your journey in advance to avoid the peaks!

• Use your e-tag to shorten the duration of your journey

KEEPING YOU SAFE…

With the roads much busier than usual we urge you to take special care and apply the following safety measures• Ensure your car is road worthy• Ensure you and your passengers

are buckled up, and stick to the speed limit

• Maintain a safe following distance of at least 3 seconds

• Don’t drive if you’ve consumed alcohol

• Ensure you get enough sleep before a long journey

• Be vigilant when stopping, do not stop in a “No Stopping” zone or hijack hotspot area

• Stop & rest at least every 2 hours or 200km at a safe resting area such as at a one stop garage

• Use the info on the blue km board marker when reporting accidents/requesting assistance

• Bakwena has once again entered into an initiative with Imperial I-Pledge and Hyundai for six additional route patrol vehicles to assist with route surveillance & road users who require assistance along our route during this busy period. This partnership with Imperial and Hyundai has lead to a drop in incidents along our route over the past six years.

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Books for the long road

REVIEWS

Kaitlyn and the HighlanderDiana Knightley

Island Captive: A Dark RomanceJane Henry

Twice BittenAlexa Riley

Volume 1 The Original Sinners Collection (The Siren; The Angel; The Prince; The Mistress)Tiffany Reisz

Holiday bodice-rippers

Traditionally the kind of prose read by blushing women behind closed doors, bodice-rippers are back in fashion. Not that they ever

really went away. It’s a safe bet every house has a corner stuffed with some tastefully titillating literature.

The genre started off as historical romance, with a shy, virginal heroine having some amorous moments with the brawny hero (usually a titled man with money and lots and lots of bed adventures behind him). Of course the couple always gets married after their sexy-time shenanigans and they live happily ever after. In comfort.

This month we have some juicy and tempting reading for fans of the genre who lust after hotter moments on the beach than the African sun can provide. The novels below are not exactly all-ages reads, so be warned these aren’t stocking stuffers for little Johnny.

It’s vampires and travellers and dangerous convicts – everything your fluttering heart could desire this festive holiday season…

Now wait a minute. Vampire brothers? Are they even born in pairs? They are in this romantic potboiler. And they

Harlequin for the win! Tiffany Reisz sure knows how to churn them out and her books have been described in various periodicals as: mouthwatering, absorbing and scandalous. And there are many of them. The first volume

consists of the aforementioned titles and a second volume is an anthology in the same fashion: innovative, steamy, tempting, characters you have no right to expect in real life.

We won’t divulge any plots. They are too numerous and too adventurous to mention here. Suffice it to say that there is nothing tame about them and this author is one of the most popular in the genre at present.

We’ll leave you with one avid reader’s thoughts: “I came across the series by accident and find them so intoxicating and the characters resonate so well with me that I read these books every six months.”

We recommend reading for pleasure a little more often than that.

At last, we’re back where bodice-rippers started: historical heaving bosoms and well-endowed gentlemen. Or are we?

Oh no, our heroine is Kaitlyn, a woman with a career and an ordinary fiancé, but her world turns on its end when their relationship breaks up – and not privately. On video. Which went viral. Kaitlyn feels totally exposed.

Then our romantic hero pitches up:

one Magnus, a rough and ready Scot with plenty of primal charm. He has all the attributes and then some. But Magnus is not of this time. He is a time-traveller from the past, so he is there but not all there.

Now he has materialised to be staunchly by Kaitlyn’s side, in and out of her bed, and he is of flesh and blood – but just a bit difficult to pin down to her busy diary.

And keep in mind this author likes to write series, so there are three more books to enjoy.

This book comes with the publisher’s warning: “Deep, Dark and Sensual”.

It starts off as your usual mystery-suspense. US marshalls have to bring an escaped murderer named Adrian Barone back to the States. Then their private plane crashes and there are only two survivors: the captive convict and one law officer called Nadine. Nadine is now the captive and Barone is in charge.

This one’s for fans of dominant/submissive literature. It is indeed dark; you have been warned. But don’t punish yourself if you slip up.

have glorious names: Ezra and Erik Marcellus. And the woman they go for is a sitting duck – well… Dove, her name is Dove Wheeler.

The twin vamps are two happy brothers who love their family “life”. But the cooing stops with Dove. They both want her and vamps mate for life – but they never share. They both want to stake their claim – and little Dove has a choice ahead of her. Will her choice tear the siblings apart?

Does she even have to choose?This one’s got a juicy little mystery at

its centre, as our main character, Dove, is drawn to vampires for more reasons than the obvious. Sink your teeth into a succulent bodice-ripper with more than one thing to offer.


COVER FEATURE

The award-winning Mt Edgecombe interchange is more than a masterpiece of architecture – it is a vital artery of the greater eThekwini metropolitan highway system for easing traffic, relieving congestion and enabling business.

It was completed in July 2018, with the intersection becoming yet another construction triumph to be added to the list of iconic bridges undertaken by SANRAL in KwaZulu-Natal.

Why was the existing interchange upgraded?Due to the expansion of the uMhlanga and La Lucia Ridge areas, the existing interchange had been operating at capacity, with vehicles backing up on the M41 and onto the N2 in peak hours.

An additional 40 000 vehicles enter or leave the N2 from the M41 every day, resulting in substantial queuing during the day.

The expected future development of the Cornubia area will further increase pressure on the infrastructure. This required the existing interchange to be upgraded in order to improve the flow to and from the N2 and M41 to the supporting road network.

The Mt Edgecombe upgrade has changed the landscape forever and is sure to become a well-known landmark.

Constructing one of the longest structures ever built in South Africa, over one of the busiest intersections in KwaZulu-Natal, without ever closing any of the roads permanently, bears testimony to the success of the selected construction methods and material used for this mammoth project.

The new four-level interchange facility provides at least two lanes on each of the major movements. The upgrade includes the implementation of directional ramps, eliminating the need for controlled signals, thus ensuring the free flow of traffic in all directions.

The construction has been jointly funded by SANRAL, the KwaZulu-Natal department of transport and the Ethekweni Metro. It was undertaken by the South African branch of Italian construction company CMC di Ravenna.

Two incrementally launched bridges were part of the upgrade. One bridge joins the Mt Edgecombe side of the M41 with the N2 South. It is 948m long – the longest incrementally launched bridge in South Africa. The other bridge is 440m long and joins the uMhlanga side of the M41 with the N2 North.

The 948m bridge has 23 piers and two abutments and was built from two ends – one portion launched on a curve and the other on a straight.

To provide for the safety of pedestrians, a pedestrian bridge was constructed over the N2 and connect to new footpaths.

In addition, the whole interchange is lit at night for better safety.

The Mt Edgecombe interchangeHow we built the longest deck in South Africa


COVER FEATURE

March 2017 Bridge B0214

(uMhlanga to N2 north ramp): Last

launch

15 March 2018 Fly-over opened

to traffic from M41 from uMhlanga

Ridge to N2 North and King Shaka

International Airport

March 2017Ramp B

(Phoenix to N2 North)

open to trafficOctober 2015

B0214 (uMhlanga to N2 north

ramp): 1st launch

April 2013Construction

contract commenced

April 2014Montgomery

Drive widening completed

September 2014Deviation of M41 traffic

to temporary intersection

March 2015Bridge B0215

(Phoenix to N2 south ramp): 1st launch (from the North)

July 2016 B0125 (Phoenix

to N2 south ramp): Final

launch

February 2017 Bridge B0216 (new underpass

below M41): Completed

4 August 2017 Last 5m of deck cast in

situ and stitched

5 March 2018N2 southbound

to Durban ramps opened to traffic

October 2014Bridge B0215

(Phoenix to N2 south ramp): 1st launch (from the South)

October 2013

1st test pile completed

Incremental launching methodThe almost 1km-long ramp is the longest incrementally launched bridge in South Africa.

Incremental launching is a relatively recent method of building a complete bridge and can save time, money, space and disruption, while easing access and delivering a high-quality finish.

It involves casting 12 30m-long sections of the bridge superstructure in a stationary formwork behind an abutment and pushing a completed section forward along the bridge axis. The sections are cast contiguously (next to each other) and then stressed together.

The superstructure is launched over temporary sliding bearings on the piers. To keep the bending moment low in the superstructure during construction, a launching nose is attached to the front of the bridge deck.

The main advantages for using the incremental launching method rather than other methods are that there is minimal disturbance of environmentally sensitive areas, a smaller assembly zone, less disruption to traffic and greater safety for motorists and pedestrians during construction.

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Cast segment (A), install launching nose, install pulling units

Pull segment (A) forward using pulling jacks attached to reaction beam

Construct segment (B), repeat stage 2 and 3 for remaining segments

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Monolithic or Stressed Connection

to 1* SegmentLaunch Nose

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Lateral Restraint

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Pulling Jack

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A giant stitch closes the gapIt was a champagne-popping event on 4 August 2017 when, two-and-half years since they first began extending progressively towards each other, the north and south decks of the 1km ramp of the Mt Edgecombe interchange were joined.

While motorists went about their way negotiating the labyrinth of deviations below the multidirectional bridges being constructed, history was unfolding more than 20m above them, as this monumental bridge neared completion.

Bridge B0215 has a deck length of 947m, which not only makes it the longest incrementally launched bridge in the Southern hemisphere, but also one of the longest structures in South Africa.

The bridge is constructed in two decks, which are both incrementally launched from opposite sides with the intention to meet at the centre.

Ensuring that the two decks would meet up after each individual deck was launched was a very challenging exercise. It took some innovative engineering and design.

Already an award winnerThe Mt Edgecombe interchange achieved award-winning status even before being fully operational for traffic. The Concrete Society of Southern Africa conferred a prestigious Fulton Award in the main Civil Engineering Structure Greater than R100m category. This award is given for initiatives where totally new materials, techniques, technologies, applications, designs and/or concepts using concrete as the principal material have been developed or used.

The Fulton Award is not the only one. In July 2018, the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) Durban Branch gave the interchange its Award for Technical Excellence in Construction.

The entry will now be submitted to the SAICE National Awards for Technical Excellence in Construction.

Strict environmental considerationsThe Environmental Management Plan has been strictly adhered to during construction of Mt Edgecombe. All waste concrete was crushed on site and then repurposed in different ways.

The crushed concrete was blended with poorer quality material to improve the material so it could be used in the permanent works as fill. The concrete was used to do structural back-filling between the back-to-back precast median barriers along the M41.

Both decks were successfully launched into their final position and completed in July 2016. The decks were launched to within 5m of each other: the last 5m of deck was cast in situ and is referred to as the “stitch”, which neatly and monolithically joins the decks together.

Like the final piece of a giant Lego model, it was the stitch that was placed in position on 4 August 2017.

The final position of the decks, transversely, was 7mm from the design position and 0mm difference in level from the design level. Given the size of the decks and the fact these decks were launched from the two opposite ends of the site, this accurate final position is a testament to the workmanship and world-class engineering skills in South Africa.

The positioning of the stitch between the north and south ramps to close the gap may well be considered a crowning achievement in design and implementation.

July 2014Bridge B0214 (uMhlanga to

N2 north ramp): Piers and pier

heads completed

TIMELINE: Mt Edgecombe Interchange



ROAD SAFETY

Night-time driving a riskAnimals (both domestic and

wild) are a danger on the road. And they’re in danger too,

as they are often killed or injured. So are motorists. This is a fact of life along almost all of our country’s roads – rural, provincial and even on the national road network. It does not get a great deal of attention, but in December, the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) ran a campaign to try to determine what kind of animals are killed and where.

The information gathered by the EWT can be added to the existing database on roadkill along the N4, so that remedial action can be taken.

Motorists should be doubly careful in low light, because it is more difficult to see animals.

If there is an animal on the road, motorists should dim their lights, as bright lights could mesmerise the animals. Hoot intermittently to chase them away. Slow down and try to drive around the animals.

Take note of the road signs that indicate where animals might cross – and also where there is no fencing along the road.

Not only can you help save the lives of animals and prevent them from getting maimed, you can save your car, your passengers and yourself from serious injury.

You can’t see them and they can’t see you

Drinking and driving is pretty dangerous, but it can be almost as dangerous as driving at night.

The US National Safety Council says a motorist is three times as likely to die from a car crash at night as during the day. That’s no joke.

And it should be enough to make you not want to drive at night ever, but that’s not always possible. But knowing what makes night driving so dangerous can help you avoid the pitfalls.

Driving at night is hazardous mainly because there is less visibility. Judging distances is way more difficult, your peripheral vision is impaired and colours are clearly not what they are in daylight.

This makes driving at night as fast as you do during the day doubly dangerous – swerving out of the way of an obstruction or braking in time to avoid collision are much more difficult in the dark.

Remember that the light we use at night is artificial, so it’s harder to see road signs, other vehicles, pedestrians, or even animals. The chances of encountering drunk drivers or pedestrians are also greater than they are during the day. No matter how modern your vehicle is, lighting is going to be limited, so cyclists and bikers are far less visible as well.

Oncoming cars could be driven by someone who has been on the road for hours, which means there’s a fair chance they’re less attentive than they would be otherwise. This may be true of you too.

And if you’re an older person, take extra care. You might get tired more easily, and need better light to drive in than is available at night.

An added, more recent danger is the placing of objects on roads by criminals to slow drivers down, or even throwing stones from bridges (which can happen during the day too, but it’s way more dangerous by night).

So if you have to drive at night, what can you do?

For starters, you can make sure you have your eyes tested regularly. Also, make sure you are rested before setting off on your journey. Do not consume any alcohol, food or medication that will make you drowsy before or during your drive. And preferably have someone with you in the car who can keep you company and be an extra set of eyes.

Stop often, eat something light, rest. Don’t rush it – you’ll get there, even if it is a little later than you thought.

Remember to use your bright headlights with care – think of the driver in front of you and the oncoming vehicle. If you are blinded by high-beam headlights, slow right down.

Most important of all: plan your driving, try to do it during the day. But if you can’t, keep the above guidelines and hazards in mind.

WHOA!SAVE YOUR LIFE. USE THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.

South African has one of the largest road networks in the world. Every day, there are millions of

vehicles that use it, often at high speeds. What is unfortunate is that even though there are pedestrian

bridges, some people believe they can run across the highway - and make it to the other side before a

fast moving car can hit them.

Well, some make it, others don’t. And those who don’t, end up in hospital or worse, six feet

underground. Say WHOA to crossing the highway. Use a pedestrian bridge. It’s safe and comfortable.

SANRAL. Beyond roads.

www.sanral.co.za

Reg. No. 1998/009584/30. An agency of the Department of Transport.


DON’T GO OVERBOARD WHEN LOADING.

Our country’s roads are used by almost everyone on a daily basis. Overloading your trailer, taxi or truck and exceeding the maximum height of goods on any vehicle not only causes damage to our road network and bridges, but it also contributes to the serious problem of maintaining road safety in our country.

At SANRAL, we believe it is important for you, as a motorist, to know the capacity of your vehicle. It goes a long way in getting the best from it and more importantly, out of South Africa’s road network. In the interests of other roads users, your business and our road network, please do not overload.


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DON’T GO OVERBOARD WHEN LOADING.

Our country’s roads are used by almost everyone on a daily basis. Overloading your trailer, taxi or truck and exceeding the maximum height of goods on any vehicle not only causes damage to our road network and bridges, but it also contributes to the serious problem of maintaining road safety in our country.

At SANRAL, we believe it is important for you, as a motorist, to know the capacity of your vehicle. It goes a long way in getting the best from it and more importantly, out of South Africa’s road network. In the interests of other roads users, your business and our road network, please do not overload.


Reg. No. 1998/009584/30 An agency of the Department of Transport.

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17Building South Africa through better roads

The perfect pork belly roast

RECIPE

Permission to drool…

Sweet and tangy plum sauceThis piquant sauce marries beautifully with the fatty pork belly. It can also be served with a cheese platter, or as a dipping sauce for duck, fish or chicken – or even as a glaze for poultry or pork before grilling.

Ingredients:2 cups pitted plums, roughly chopped¼ cup balsamic vinegar2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar2 Tbsp water ½ cup sticky brown sugar Thumb-piece fresh ginger, bruised1 plump garlic clove, bruised½ tsp ground cinnamon2 whole star anise½ tsp salt½ tsp Chinese 5-spice ¼ tsp ground cloves Pinch white pepper Pinch cayenne pepper

Method:Place the plums together with the rest of the ingredients into a saucepan and boil.

Turn the heat down and let it simmer for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally. Take it off the heat and let it rest for 5 minutes. Pick out the ginger, garlic and star anise.

Blend well with a stick blender until smooth and silky. Taste and adjust sweetness if necessary.

Put it back on the heat and let it simmer for a further 10 minutes.

Let it cool. It will keep in the fridge for 2 weeks.Tip: If the sauce doesn’t have a rich enough red

undertone, simply add ½ teaspoon of red food colouring.

Succulent Pork Belly (serves 4-6)

Ingredients:1.8kg Pork belly – with skin on¼ cup olive oil3-4 plump garlic cloves, finely minced Thumb-size fresh ginger, finely grated1 Tbsp Chinese 5-spice8 dried bay leaves, crumbled Pinch of white pepper⅟₃ cup orange juice2 Tbsp honey2 Tbsp dark soy sauce Good pinch of sea salt

Method: Take the pork out of the fridge an hour before you intend to cook it, so it can come to room temperature.

Score the skin of the pork with an ultra-sharp knife, but make sure to cut through the fat under the skin but not the meat itself.

Make the seasoning by mixing the olive oil, garlic, cloves, ginger, Chinese 5-spice, bay leaves, white pepper, orange juice, honey, soy sauce and sea salt.

Massage the seasoning thoroughly into the pork, making sure to rub it into the crevices of the scored skin and also all sides. Cover and leave to rest for an hour or so for the seasoning to settle into the pork.

Preheat the oven to 200˚C. Place the pork on a roasting tin and cook for 1-1½

hours. You don’t want the pork to be pink inside. So, cut into it after an hour to check its progress.

To crisp the crackling, turn up the heat to 250˚C and continue cooking until the skin is crisp. Remove from the oven and let it rest for a few minutes.

Cut into thick pieces and serve with the tangy plum sauce and Asian coleslaw.

(Alternatively, you can also serve it with creamy mashed potato, fresh greens and a dollop of English mustard).

Fresh Asian coleslaw(serves 4)

This salad is fragrant and crisp – perfect to serve with fatty meat on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Ingredients:1 large carrot, peeled and cut into matchsticks2 radishes, halved and thinly sliced2 spring onions, thinly sliced½ small red cabbage, shredded1 green apple, cored, quartered and thinly sliced (sprinkle with lemon juice to keep it from browning)½ cucumber, halved and pitted and thinly sliced Handful of fresh coriander leaves½ cup roasted and salted peanuts (optional)2 Tbsp lightly roasted sesame seeds

Dressing:⅟₃ cup oil of your choice2 tsp sesame oil3 tsp soy sauce1 Tbsp freshly grated ginger1 garlic clove, finely minced¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice¼ tsp sea salt2 Tbsp honey or brown sugar

Method:Mix all the coleslaw ingredients together in a bowl. Set aside.

Combine the dressing ingredients in a jar and shake to fuse.

Coat the coleslaw with the dressing and serve.Tip: The dressing will keep in the fridge for up to

a week.

Leftover ideas:Make extra coleslaw (without the apple) to enjoy

the next day as is, or with thinly sliced pork belly in a sandwich.

Stir-fry the leftover coleslaw and toss with the pork slices into noodles.

Pork belly is a treat any day of the year. But if you are looking for a summer roast to serve friends and family, this is it. The pork is moist with a deep flavour of ginger and soy and is beautifully complemented by the tangy but sweet plum sauce. And the Asian coleslaw cuts through the richness of the pork – perfect for a festive feast.

Serve with soft bread, noodles or boiled potatoes to mop up the juices.



EDUCATION

Smart technology and the road user can no longer be treated as separate concepts. Road users harness smart

technology on their mobile devices, in their vehicles and in their offices and homes. It stands to reason that smart tech should be integrated into everyday travel. Smart travel is where the world is headed.

Rising to the challenge of keeping up with rapidly evolving smart road technologies, SANRAL in its 2016/17 financial year established the Technical Innovation Hub (TIH), which is driven from the agency’s Western Region office in Cape Town.

Not a physical space, the TIH is a think tank of young intellectuals, mentored by senior professional engineers, and inspired by the possibilities that exist when technology is harnessed to improve our lives and promote progressive development in transport.

Several years ago, SANRAL started investing in bursaries for candidates who showed an interest in engineering disciplines other than civil engineering, which is most commonly associated with roads and transportation infrastructure. These other disciplines include electrical and electronic, mechatronic (combined mechanical and electronic), and computer engineering, and are now more than ever impacting on roads, transport and mobility.

While advancement in road user technology seems predominantly geared towards motorists, it is important to note that in South Africa – and particularly in the Western Cape – pedestrians make up a massive component of road users. Therein lies a major driver of road safety through technology. Engineers with postgraduate studies in topics relevant

SANRAL serious about youth SANRAL’s Technical Excellence Academy (TEA)

enables engineering graduates – mostly former SANRAL bursary recipients – to fulfil the requirements for professional accreditation

more quickly than usual and with the benefit of comprehensive exposure to their chosen occupation. Let us take a moment to have a look at our outstanding candidates.

Thapelo Ramaano Qualification: Civil engineeringThapelo has set his sights on achieving his professional registration in five years.

Thando MthembuQualification: BSc civil engineeringThando hopes to use his knowledge gained from his studies to help the organisation and hopes not to be stagnate in the same position but learn and develop further with experience.

Sihle MthembuQualification: BSc civil engineering Sihle sees himself as a qualified professional and senior ProjectManager in five years’ time.

Gason JacobsQualification: Civil engineering Gason is intent on becoming a competent transportation engineer and Project Manager.

to transportation technology, such as automated pedestrian detection and drone applications, play a major role in how we apply technology in saving lives, particularly in the face of preventable pedestrian fatalities. The tech already exists. SANRAL is now well positioned to embrace it for the benefit of all road users.

In our commitment to contribute to South Africa’s knowledge economy, SANRAL appreciates the importance of collaboration, skills transfer and knowledge sharing. Economists the world over agree that economic growth is becoming increasingly reliant on the development of intellectual capital.

One such collaboration is a project with Stellenbosch University’s Smart Mobility Laboratory. The objective of this project is to test the use of floating car data, such as Bluetooth and other tracking devices. Expanding our knowledge in this field will lead to improvements in traffic analyses, monitoring of traffic trends, understanding pedestrian behaviour and thought patterns, as well as identifying congestion and speed violation hotspots.

While technology may help us respond better to congestion, these are long-term interventions. In the interim, there needs to be an element of citizen responsibility about how and when we travel. So travel demand management must enter the discussion. If we are to get maximum value from our road network, we as citizens need to manage the use of resources, in much the same way we do when it comes to electricity and water.

SANRAL remains committed to our mandate to finance, improve, manage and maintain the national road network and through the incorporation of smart technology.

Nokwanda PhenyaneQualification: BSc civil engineeringNokwanda is hungry for experience. She hopes to register with ECSA as a professional engineer and become a project manager in five years’ time.

Morena Moloi Qualification: BEng Civil engineering Morena is a future leader with integrity

Innovation and smart technology in our road network


A gallery dedicated to the legends of humanity . . .A symbolic resting place for our fallen countrymen and women . . .the story of Southern Africa’s 3.6 billion years of history this is Freedom Park, hailed by former President as...

Freedom Park is a 52-hectare site located on Salvokop, situated to the south of the Pretoria CBD, between the M1 and Nelson Mandela Drive – a major gateway to the city from the South. In full view of the Union Buildings and in close proximity to Unisa and the Voortrekker Monument, Freedom Park is emerging as a major landmark reshaping and enhancing the skyline of our capital city.

Freedom Park is a people’s shrine that weaves the story of where we come from and the events that shaped what South Africa is

past in our building of a non-racial, non-sexist and democratic nation.

The Park is a beacon – that is South Africa. It is a call to marvel at the phenomenon of a country on the brink of civil war that chose a road of negotiation instead of pitting brother against brother. At Freedom Park, our history - the tragedy, sorrow and loss but also the extraordinary triumph of the human spirit – is depicted in a physical space.

“…the fulcrum of our vision to heal and reconcile our nation …”

Tour Info: +27 (0)12 336 4020www.freedompark.co.za


second camera at a fixed distance away.The cameras are carefully calibrated,

and the technology is able to recognise the vehicle’s number plate. Time-stamped pictures are taken at both locations. Should the vehicle pass by the second camera in a shorter time than what is determined by the speed limit, it indicates that the driver was exceeding the posted limit.

The system has been installed on portions of the N1, N2 and R61 routes in the Western Cape. There are ample warning signs for road users that they are about to enter a monitoredstretch of road with accompanying messages to encourage adherence to the speed limits.

Encouraging safe road behaviourCable says the Asod measurements are routinely used as evidence in prosecutions for speeding, but the real benefits of the technology are its ability to change speed behaviour. The concern is that road users only adhere to the speed limits to avoid punishment.

“We must focus our efforts more on the encouragement of good behaviour rather than on punishment for transgressions,” says Cable. “Our experience with Asod shows that most drivers are willing to follow this approach, while the technology ensures that transgressors are identified and suitably punished.”

The statistics support this approach. According to Cable, there are higher levels of compliance with speed limits on the roads where the system is installed and a concurrent reduction in fatal crashes.

However, speed remains a major contributor to road crashes and fatalities. The global and local evidence shows a direct relationship between increased vehicle speeds and increased severity of injuries.

In addition to enforcement systems such as Asod, engineering and technology initiatives have been introduced by SANRAL to address the issue.

These include measures such as speed-calming road designs and the introduction of intelligent transportation systems, which include CCTV camera surveillance.

MOBILITY

Cameras keep speeding in check

Road users on the country’s toll road network continue to enjoy the benefits of an automated electronic

payment system.Alex van Niekerk, SANRAL

Manager of Toll & Traffic, said: “A single account can be registered and the same tag, linked to this account, works at all toll plazas, irrespective who operates of the toll plaza.”

The fully interoperable system was introduced by the national roads agency two years ago and has proven to be a major success. “We are very pleased with the

growth and uptake of electronic toll transactions across all toll plazas that were previously operated manually. The average number of toll transactions done electronically has grown from a zero base to above 20%,” Van Niekerk said.

The transition from manual to electronic toll systems is aligned with road users’ expectations for improved service and efficiency.

Most don’t want to delay their journey when making toll payment at

A tag can get you everywhere Where do you wanna go?

The introduction of innovative technology to curb speeding on major highways has already resulted in a significant reduction

in contraventions.Average Speed over Distance – Asod –

is the latest global trend in speed enforcement. In the Western Cape where it has been installed from 2013, it has contributed to a significant drop in speeding, said Randall Cable, the Engineering Manager for SANRAL’s Western Region.

“This collaboration with the Western

Cape Department of Transport is an example of how partnerships and cutting-edge technology can offer solutions for some of the country’s most pressing safety issues – road fatalities caused by speeding,” he said. Through the implementation of Asod, traffic authorities can move away from the surprise approach and encourage safe and sensible behaviour among road users.

Asod is a method of speed enforcement where the system calculates the average speed of a vehicle, measured from the time it passes a camera, until it reaches a

How an average-speed-over-distance Camera system works

Start point(First photo taken)

End point(Second photo taken)

Number plates and vehicle images are sent from the camera to a processing office via specialised communication networks

All data is stored, matched and average speeds are calculated. Vehicles that are matched and exceed the speed limit are sent to the

Prosecuting Authority for further action.

a conventional toll facility. A system of electronic toll collection has been developed over the last decade that allows road users to move through the toll plaza without delay.

Automated electronic toll payment is an efficient, fair and sustainable method of collecting tolls. Among its benefits are improved speed and efficiency of traffic flow, as well as the convenience of road users and a reduction of the overall journey time. It increases the potential throughput of a conventional toll lane threefold. This reduces the need for toll plaza expansions.

And it has become a global trend with South Africa at the forefront.

Internationally, electronic toll collection systems are not necessarily homogenous in a single country. In the US, for example, there are various electronic toll collection technologies deployed that require road users to set up multiple accounts with different toll companies and to install multiple tags in their vehicles.

• For a detailed list of all toll plazas where automated electronic toll payment wil be accepted, please visit www.sanral.co.za/e-toll• Signs at the plaza will indicate which lane can be used to pay with a tag• If a ‘tag accepted’ sign is displayed on the approach to the toll plaza and lanes are not individually marked, it means all lanes accept tags• Reduce speed when entering the toll plaza area• Select a lane that accepts SANRAL tags as a method of payment• Maintain a car-length following distance to avoid payment for a vehicle in front• If a tag is detected, it will emit one or more beeps depending on the account status: 1 beep payment successful 2 beeps low balance warning 4 beeps account suspended (ie no funds in account)• Ensure that there are sufficient funds in the toll account to accommodate the costs of all toll plazas en route• Note that payments made into the toll account may take up to five days to reflect, if not made online on the account website (www.sanral.co.za/e-toll) or at a SANRAL Customer Service Centre.Booms will not open if the funds in the toll account are less than the amount due at the specific toll plaza. It is also possible to link your account to an automated top-up, by linking your account to a conventional bank account or credit card• In the event of double billing, for example if the tag appears not to have been read and cash is paid, the slip produced must be kept safe, should there be any disputes at a later stage

Useful info for road users

“We must focus our efforts more on the encouragement of good behaviour rather than on

punishment for transgressions.”


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More break, less fixTips to make sure you won’t need a holiday after your holiday

The word “holiday” always sounds so exotic, doesn’t it? The mere whisper of the word conjures up images of sightseeing through the French alps, lying on a beach or taking deep breaths of fresh mountain air – all in the company of your family and children whom you lovingly refer to as “my angels”.

A holiday means you can have those quiet moments to yourself when you can tackle that long-awaited reading list. A holiday surely means not having to lift a finger to cook, clean or entertain? A holiday means you can eat whatever you want and still fit into your skinny jeans. But best of all a holiday means you feel so rejuvenated that, come New Year’s, you are rested and ready to go. So who needs a holiday survival guide?

Well, unless you live in a parallel universe where sanity is not a prerequisite for daily living, the above piece of fiction is just that. Life in general does require some upkeep and effort. Here’s a checklist so that your holiday serves you in the best way possible, creating happy memories as you wave goodbye to 2018 (instead of traumatic ones, where you’re mostly exhausted and always somehow missing a shoe).

Make a list First things first. Write down the holiday activities most important to you and prioritise your time around these. Each member of the family gets to choose an activity and everyone participates – children always remember the fun they have with their parents – and besides, your five-year-old’s suggestion of ice skating could actually be fun.

Know when and how to say noSo here’s the deal: a holiday is all about deciding what YOU and your immediate family want to do first without feeling guilty. Before you accept any invitations from extended family and friends, check that their plans fit in with yours. If not, just say no. This is absolutely the most important tip for a truly rejuvenating holiday. Be firm, but remember to season your words with love and gentleness.

Seek out solitudeSolitude allows you to reboot your brain. We live in a world where our brains are always switched on and we do not get a chance to rest and replenish. Carve out a space for yourself. Being by yourself gives you a chance to clear your mind and revitalise your spirit. Try throwing a picnic blanket out on the grass under the shade of a tree and just be. Listen to the sounds around you. Focus on them – even the very distant ones. See if you can make out what they all are; then gently bring your attention to the colours, smells and sunshine around you. Breathe. Take it in. A mere five minutes of this every day is guaranteed to help give your busy mind a break from everyday stresses.

Keep groundedFatigue, worry, poor sleep and brain fog could be an indication that you’re running on adrenalin and feeling overwhelmed with the ever-growing holiday to-do list. Easy ways to ground yourself and take a moment to calm your mind is to walk on the grass barefoot for 10 minutes a day. Most of all remember to have fun “And forget not that the earth likes to feel your feet and the wind likes to play with your hair” (Kahlil Gibran).

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Eat smartHey it’s holiday time, no one wants to count calories. Of course you’ll want the delicious holiday treats on offer and that’s fine. You can do it if you eat smart in between those little indulgences:

Start and end your day with a glass of water. Most people don’t drink enough water and their skin, metabolism and digestion is affected by their dehydration. If the taste of water is too plain for you, try adding a slice or two of fresh lemon, cucumber or mint to it.

Never skip breakfast. When people skip breakfast, they are more likely to overindulge later in the day because of low blood sugar. Eating a small breakfast wakes up your digestive tract, energises you and helps keep your blood sugar constant, making it far less likely that you’ll have unhealthy cravings later. We highly recommend a cup of tea, boiled egg and some low GI toast soldiers to start your day – it’s got good-quality protein, some whole-grain fiber, some healthy fats and enough water to fill you up and get you going.

Snack on raw fruits and vegetables. Many people enjoy a bit of crunchiness now and then, whether it’s chips and dip or crudites and dip won’t make much of a difference to your craving for crunch, so snack-time is the perfect time to sneak in some extra vitamins, minerals and fiber. And if you’re craving refined sugar like chocolate, try slices of Granny Smith apple with some crunchy peanut butter – you’d be amazed at how satisfying this combo is for chocolate cravings.

Drink water. Your whole body needs it to function. In fact, most of you is made of water. Many dieticians think that sometimes when people snack on unhealthy things, they’re actually thirsty and a glass of water could be the solution. Five glasses per day is the usual recommendation, but sip it throughout the day, don’t just down it in one go. The trick is to keep hydrated.

Before you nip out to a restaurant, eat a little something before you go – like some yoghurt or a piece of fruit. This makes it far less likely your eyes will be bigger than your stomach when you order. Just like you should never do the grocery shopping when you’re hungry, don’t starve yourself before going to a restaurant

Say no to post-break burn-outThe purpose is to actually take a break, be present and mindful during the holiday season and save your energy for people, places and things that nourish your being. And curb your spending; your love can be expressed in many ways that do not require a ribbon-topped gift (seriously, though, all that wrapping paper is chucked away anyway). Starting the New Year with money in the bank will make for a far better January – which we all know is the longest month of the year.


A-maze-ingENTERTAINMENT

The classic Sudoku game involves a grid of 81 squares. The grid is divided into nine blocks, each containing nine squares.

The rules of the game are simple: each of the nine blocks has to contain all the numbers 1-9 within its squares. Each number can only appear once in a row, column or box.

Each vertical nine-square column, or horizontal nine-square line across within the larger square, must also contain the numbers 1-9, without repetition or omission.

Every puzzle has just one correct solution.

Rules of Sudoku

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Captivate &FacinateScramble your brains with our boffin-baffling crossword puzzle

A10: Company that offers SANRAL wide range of equipmentP10: Action business, fussA11: poetic - AngerE11: Open sore on or inside bodyK11: Paid to use roadsC12: Type of beerH12: What type of garment was ripped in our book reviewsP12: An actionH13: Strong type of string for bindingQ13: Large motor companyE14: Airport in Dripping Springs, TexasK14: Restart a computerS14: symbol EinsteiniumG15: First name of Superman’s girlfriendO15: Untruthful peopleG16: Vehicle used for injured or ill peopleQ16: Fish eggsC17: abbr for Police Investigation TV series P17: Barks of paper- mulberry tree or Spanish dishesA18: Hello in HawaiiG18: What is the first thing to do with your vehicle before going on a tripR18: Biblical characterB19: Jewish expression of surprise or disappointmentG19: Spiritual or immaterial part of manM19: Type of washing powderA20: Last name of SANRAL’s Communication ManagerF20: Last name of SANRAL’s Engineering ExecutiveQ20: Type of meat forbidden by some religions

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A1: Skull cap worn by Jewish menB1: abbr United KingdomC1: Types of falconsE1: colloq. for TachometersI1: Spanish for yesL1: MoveM1: Unverified talk or hearsayN1: ThereforeR1: New Netflix series with futuristic contentS 1: abbr. United StatesT 1: Former MK members used as what by SANRAL?K2: How is space described by explorersQ2: Biblical measurementF3: Used for lubricationG3: abbr North-North

* Solutions to this crossword can be found in the next issue

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