Proposed TransnetPL6 Pipeline between the Jameson Park Terminal, near Heidelberg, and the Airport Depot South of OR Tambo International Airport, including ancillary infrastructure, Gauteng Province.

AECOM SA (Pty) Ltd (AECOM) have been appointed by Transnet Pipelines, a division of Transnet SOC, as the Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) to undertake the necessary environmental authorisation and associated consultation processes for the proposed Transnet PL6 Pipeline Project. The proposed project entails the construction of an approximately 46.4 km new jet fuel pipeline with a diameter of 0.3 m (12 inches) between the Jameson Park (JMP) Terminal to the east of Heidelberg and the Airport (APT) Depot, located along the southern perimeter of OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA). The new pipeline is intended to provide sufficient jet fuel to meet the demands at ORTIA up to 2050. Associated works will include the following:
• Installation of valve stations typically located upstream and downstream of watercourse or wetland crossings.
• Trenchless crossings (pipe jacking) beneath public roads and rail lines.
• Cathodic protection installations.
• Further measures will be required to protect sections of the pipeline adjoining high-voltage overhead pipelines.
• The project also includes associated infrastructure and upgrades within the existing JMP Terminal and APT Depot.
• Two new 90 m3 working capacity accumulator tanks and a new road tanker loading facility are to be provided at the APT Depot.

Province(s): Gauteng