PO BOX 32097 It is because of the social and environmental inappropriateness and unsustainability of the new ‘Greenfields’ section, and the extra taxes that will be imposed on the public in the form of tolls to pay for the road, that the proposed N2 has caused such a debacle and has been so opposed by the public. The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) invites tenders for the construction of the N2 Wild Coast Toll Highway Section 20 between the Lingeni Intersection (km 15.40) and the Msikaba Bridge (km 33.02). Val Payn compiled the following (below) for general use. This is according to a draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) r eleased last week for public comment. They are completely disrespected. Cullinan appealed to the minister to visit the Wild Coast to meet the people and to experience the beauty of the area before making a final decision. This was dismissed by the minister because the client was simply letting the prospective contractors know their requirements. http://www.thestar.co.za/?fSectionId=492&fArticleId=vn20100602145659883C... Bishop Geoff Davies - 6 May 2010 http://safcei.blogspot.com/2010/05/wild-coast-mining-and-toll-road.html The Wild Coast continues to be under threat from both the application to undertake sand dune mining and the N2 toll highway. Surely a legal challenge to the misappropriation of funds can be mounted and the effects thereof reversed? Exactly what the South African ANC government is now doing.South Africa, by way of it’s road users, has paid R324 billion to keep its roads in good shape, yet the Government has thought it totally in order to misappropriate R224 billion (that is R 224 000 000 000) of that money. b)Many mitigations are based on an assumption that the Pondoland Park is a given. TRANSPORT Minister S’bu Ndebele has declined to confirm or deny media reports that the government will scrap toll fees for the controversial N2 Wild Coast highway plan. The public consultation process is inadequate. But there is unanimity in their desire for improved roads in the region. This would not have required an extensive EIA and the work could have been completed by now. The concept of a Pondoland Park is also mentioned in the final EIR for the N2 Toll road as a key mitigation measure against acknowledged environmentally unsustainable impacts of the proposed N2 on the PCE, as a result of high ecological impacts. N2 Toll - Msikaba Bridge Proudly Researched by: Estelle Pillay Last Updated on: 01 December 2020. c)That a positive outcome for mitigations of negative impacts is overly optimistic, given real ‘on the ground’ conditions in the region. Funding is always the big issue, but if the National Treasury tells us to build the road, we will build it.” “After visiting the area and witnessing for himself the poverty and disease that exists in that area, the minister felt that the people had suffered great neglect since there has been no significant development in the past 15 years,” she said. This begs the question why the road is being considered in isolation and again points to its founding motivation as being that of a business proposal rather than an infrastructure development serving the best national interests. A major concern addressed by numerous appeals was SANRAL's bias towards the new 75km section of road between Lusikisiki and Mzamba and against the upgrading of the existing R61. There ... We have more information on the Contractor bidding on this Project, please Log in or Subscribe Now to Leads 2 Business today to find out more! People from Bekela village told Komkhulu today 23 March how SANRAL came with a truck to drill for water on Sunday. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION NO 743 DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 30 MARCH 2010 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: MONDAY, 15 MARCH 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NO 7 – 2010) Mr G R Morgan (DA) asked the Minister of Transport: (1) Whether the proposed development of the N2 Wild Coast Toll highway is being done in conjunction with a broader spatial planning process for the areas that will be impacted by the road; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (a) how will the proposal for the new road benefit the broader development objectives of the area and (b) what are the negative effects of the proposed road in respect of the broader development objectives of the area? Log into your account. Mbulelo Peterson, manager of Sanral’s southern region, said: “Mtentu and Msikaba bridges are expected to cost in the order of R2.5bn and the remaining green fields section an additional R5bn to R6bn.”. Under these circumstances it is difficult to see how the concept of a ‘Pondoland Park’ can be named as a tool for ‘mitigations’ of negative impacts. You're also welcome to 'personalize' the wording in whatever way you like. The "Terms of Reference for Environmental Consultant N2 Wild Coast Toll Road Project" (TOR) included a requirement that there must be "due consideration of alternative options and a strong motivation for excluding the R61 and current N2 as alternative options". The Minister overlooks the fact that there are many other options of ‘development’ that will bring benefits to the region without the high, and unsustainable, cost of human and environmental disruption that the proposed N2 will bring to the PCE. Not an upgraded existing route that is 75km longer. Frid 21 Nov. Qunu Nelson Mandela Museum 10 am-17.00 In its most damning criticism yet of the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral), ANC provincial secretary, Sihle Zikalala, said people should use the alternative route (R102) to and from the airport. Braamfontein, 2017. That's not even 10% of the project. He said that should the community not get the answer it was hoping for, the matter would end up in court. The impacts included increased traffic congestion, accidents, pollution and noise, which would decrease property values and reduce residents' quality of life. Monday 21 March, Mr Macozoma wrote to Mr Zukulu that he has been available, but was waiting for his regional office to confirm. Richard Branson in his book – Screw Business As Usual – says: "We've a chance to take a shot at really working together to turn upside down the way we approach the challenges we are facing in the world and to look at them in a brand new, entrepreneurial way. The reports mentioned earlier do suggest such mitigation measures that can be further refined at the implementation stage of the project. If the Park is no longer an option, then how will the adverse impacts of the ‘Greenfields’ section of the N2 be mitigated? environmental organisations and civil society groups, while in Durban, where road users are protesting extra toll booths, local government have joined the chorus. N2 Wild Coast Toll Highway ... (19 crossings) of this project has been completed. Monday 8 Dec Wild Coast Casino .10am- 19.30 hrs / Mbizana contractor boosted by N2 Wild Coast Road project (MyPR.co.za) May 7, 2018 By // by Alan Straton Filed Under: General Business Edit This Article Eastern Cape, 07 May 2018: Positive socio-economic effects anticipated from the South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd’s (SANRAL) N2 Wild Coast Road (N2WCR) are beginning to materialise. Sanral CEO Nazir Alli this morning said he could not respond to the criticism because he had not seen the ANC statement. I continue to recall that one of the best priests of the Anglican Diocese of Umzimvubu, the Revd Madoda Hlwatika, lost his life on 6th January in 2004 on one of the very road we have asked to be upgraded. Divide and rule strategy has really worked and has already started diving communities. She added that all legal actions brought against government for the project also would be sorted out by then. Flood of Objections to Wild Coast Toll Road. We were told by the Department of Transport that it was not integral to their development plan. The 2003 public participation process was found to have been flawed in the 2004 Appeal Review, therefore how can this be used as a basis for the 2008 process. It sounds good and well, but a critical look shows these arguments to be misleading, highly contradictory, and totally oblivious to the realities at play in the region. They had also vigorously resisted the mining of a 23km strip of land in Xolobeni, with threats to go to court to stop it with a human rights body joining in the fray. The Minister mentions the establishment of the Pondoland Park as being a key component of the WCSDI, cites the road as being a key catalyst for the development of the area, and says benefits include positive economic impacts from tourism, retailers, service providers, jobs and investments from construction. We believe this is dishonest as residents of that area have not been informed that toll fees could be in excess of R75 to get to Durban. He pointed out that the budget statement had concluded that, if government did not proceed with tolling to fund major freeways, difficult trade-offs would need to be confronted to avoid a deterioration in the national road network. It is beyond belief how such an outdated notion continues to be perpetuated in the twenty first century, when one considers the perilous state of the planet and incontrovertible evidence to the contrary by significant numbers of internationally accepted studies that show that environmental degradation invariably leads to decreasing social well-being and is economically costly. This follows a recent report by Fin24 which suggests construction of a new highway would go ahead on the scenic Wild Coast – but no longer as a toll road. This ‘integrated approach’ emphasizes that the sustainable functioning of social and economic structures are dependent upon maintaining and working within the capacity of the environment to maintain and regenerate itself. However, Cape Town attorney Cormac Cullinan said that even if toll fees were dropped, Sanral still faced significant legal and procedural hurdles. The construction of two megabridges, as part of the South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (Sanral’s) N2 Wild Coast Toll Road (N2WCTR) project, is expected to begin between August and October this year, says Sanral’s bridge network manager Edwin Kruger. Or will the people of South Africa take matters into their own hands as the people of Brittany in France have? Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says up to 7 000 project-related jobs will be created during the construction of the new N2 Wild Coast road. Wed 19 Nov. Libode Town Hall - 10 am - 17.00 hrs But they came back to Mdatya on Human Rights Day, when the whole community was at the Radebe homestead for Commemoration, one year after Bazooka was killed. And their interests are a shorter, Tolled road to attract revenue. “This framework is of significant importance to Sanral because it demonstrates government’s commitment to infrastructure investment in general – and roads in particular – and offers advance indications of long-term shifts in expenditure or revenue patterns that might be in the pipeline,” he said. The latest news report follows a statement last month in which the KZN government threatened to go to court to oppose any move to erect toll booths south of Durban to help finance the construction of a new greenfields route along the Wild Coast. However, once again nobody from the traditional authorities attended the meeting. The objection has been lodged by attorney Cormac Cullinan in response to previous submissions by the SA National Roads Agency (Sanral). agency soc limited (sanral) invites tenders for the construction of the n2 wild coast toll highway section 20 between the lingeni intersection (km 15.40) and the msikaba bridge (km 33.02). The project is located in the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality in the OR Tambo District in the Eastern Cape. Sanral chief Nazir Alli said he had no reason to doubt the Fin24 report, but he was not aware that any final decision had been reached on the tolls. So if this is being planned, why is SANRAL forging ahead with its tolling regime? However, the latest report shows that assumptions made with regard to projected revenue and traffic volumes simply no longer apply while costs have mushroomed, invalidating the original cost benefit analysis. The entire road is in an existing road reserve area of which approximately 75 km is a greenfield site. To date anything remotely resembling a ‘ Pondoland Park’, or an area that is given high conservation status in terms of national resource allocation, remains nothing more than a far- sighted dream. DWS is currently busy with phase 2 (+/- 100 crossings) which is being evaluated in terms of Section 40 of the NWA (licence application). The EIA suggests that any broader macro-economic benefits that the road might bring would be dependent upon the formulation and implementation of a broader socio-economic development plan, and that without this it is unlikely that any of the regional benefits as a consequence of the road will be realized. It stretches over a distance of 410km from East London to the Eastern Cape’s boundary Progress on Community Development Programme with KwaZulu-Natal. You can delete anything you don't personally agree with, or feel free to add any of your own comments that you feel it does not cover, or are more suitable for your own circumstances. If you don’t respect this, we will tie up your staff and keep them here by us, until their father comes and fetch them.”. Our concern is about the route of this proposed toll road and the fact that it is to be a toll road which will place an extremely heavy burden not only on the people of the Eastern Cape but also on the residents of Durban. “They are not against development, but they do not know what they gain from this,” he said. Mr Maluleke also pointed out that the statement did not say anything about the e-tolls project being cancelled. The report, with a 69-page executive summary, was undertaken for the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral). Secondary and cumulative impacts have not been dealt with or addressed in any meaningful way. Posted on November 10th, 2008 (http://www.swc.org.za/wild-coast-toll-road-eia-public-participation-flaw...). Our own South African Environmental Outlook report, published in 2007 by the DEAT, makes it abundantly clear that South Africa cannot be at all complacent when it comes to the state of our environment, if we are to have any hope of pursuing a sustainable path. Nevertheless, the Democratic Alliance has welcomed the reported decision by Ndebele to block plans to levy further tolls. The N2 Wild Coast Project entails the construction of two mega-bridge structures on the Msikaba and Mtentu Rivers, seven additional major river bridges and several interchange bridges, as well as new intersection, interchanges, pedestrian walkways and agricultural under and over passes. this project is in the province of eastern cape in the district municipality of or tambo and the local municipality of ingquza hill. Cullinan, who has lodged an objection on behalf of local communities in the Pondoland region of the Wild Coast, says documents obtained during a recent Promotion of Access to Information Act application suggested that the independence of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) had been significantly compromised. Increased traffic flow projections are based upon an assumption that increased traffic flow is going to maintain a steady and predictable rate. “Sanral is acting highly inappropriately by advertising for tenders and raising expectations within the construction industry before all legal objections to the toll road have been heard.”. The proposed route through the Greenfields section does not serve the most densely settled area’s of this region, therefore how is it going to improve access for the majority of local populations unless the regional road network as a whole is improve? However, the reality is that hazardous waste is an everyday thing | http://ow.ly/lFOH50CHvAD. “The report says it is likely that other proposed projects in the area would further exacerbate the loss of habitat,” Clarke said. Update: They have finally indicated that an additional R3.65 added to the fuel levy would have to be implemented as an alternative to tolling, thus bringing the fuel levy to R5.77 per liter. It is questionable whether the N2, or a tolled route, is the most suitable infrastructure to provide needed improved access to isolated communities. ", "That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach. Two recent developments causing much concern for local people are ongoing proposals to open cast mining in the area, and the proposed routing of a tolled highway, a new extension to the existing N2 national road, through the region. ribbon development, pollution, unsustainable resources use. For immediate release. In his recent Medium Term Budget Policy Statement speech, Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan singled out the N2 Wild Coast Toll Road as an example of investment in economic infrastructure in line with the National Development Plan. Total investment in the area (during and after construction) - R6 439 million. Upgrading existing routes or routing the N2 out of the PCE will still provide the same regional socio -economic benefits without the accompanying risk of environmental degradation to the PCE which the proposed route risks. Both the UNDP and GEO4 state that poverty relief in many instances is interdependent upon reversing environmental degradation and nurturing sustainable livelihoods. There have been many heated debates and commentaries on the current state of affairs surrounding toll roads in South Africa, but for the sake of clarity, I think it can be summarised as follows: 1. The road traverses some 560 km between the Provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape. He added that although the project meant a new and improved road, a single trip could cost drivers R250 from East London to Durban, although regular travellers could apply for an exemption. “Anyway”, they “don’t need any permission”. Three weeks ago, the TA asked community leader Sinegugu Zukulu to suggest 23 March. This is to be a separate application. Many felt that the road’s route pointed to the underlying rationale behind the road was to facilitate the transport of the products of the controversial Pondoland dune mining proposal by an Australian junior mining company. In 2010, it seems, the idea of a dedicated road maintenance fund was put forward by S’bu Ndebele, transport minister at the time, although it seems the DA had been promoting the idea for some time before. 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