PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF INGQUZA HILL ROAD IN NGUBENGCUKA COMMUNITY, FLAGSTAFF.

Lugaju Innovations (Pty) Ltd has been appointed by Knight Piésold (Pty) Ltd on behalf of SANRAL SOC Limited for the provision of environmental subservices for the construction of Ingquza Hill Road in Ngubengcuka community. The proposed development is located within Ingquza Hill Local Municipality in Ngubengcuka Community and is the main access road to Ingquza Hill Memorial Site. The road comprises of two sections, Road 1 and Road 2 and forms a link with Holy Cross Road with road coordinates alluded in appendix 1. Road 1 is approximately 5.88km long and Road 2 is approximately 3.81km long. Road 2 is approximately 3.2m in width and starts at Holy Cross Gravel Road meander down to a river crossing 0+600 and proceeds in the north-westerly direction up a mountain pass, transverses through a small dense village and ends at the intersection with Ingquza Hill Road 1 at 1+600km. Ingquza Hill Road 1, with a width of 4.8m, extends from the Holy Cross Main road in a north-easterly direction traversing through a dense rural community and ends at the Ingquza Memorial Site at approximately 5.880km.
The primary objective of the proposed development is to provide safe road access to the Ingquza Memorial Site and to provide proper road access to the nearby communities. The planned construction is the refurbishment of existing Roads 1&2 and no major excavation is planned. Both roads have been designed such that they closely match the existing road level. The work will include minor excavations of the width to upgrade the existing roads. This will be approximately 475mm below the existing road level/design level to construct new pavement structures (layer works). There are also a few culverts that will need to be constructed which will require some minor excavations as well.