MASOYI – A sod-turning ceremony on March 11 marked the commencement of a R149-million rehabilitation project on the P17/6 between Jerusalem and Casterbridge.
It was the responsibility of the Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport (DPWRT) which stated that at least 400 people were expected to be employed at the end of the construction process.
Well Earned Trading 14 CC is the contractor earmarked for completion by September 2015.
The length of the road (known as the R538), is about 32km, of which 16km will be rehabilitated.
Thousands of community members joined the executive mayor of Mbombela Local Municipality, Cllr Cathy Dlamini, local councillors and provincial government management, the premier and MEC
Ms Dikeledi Mahlangu for the ceremony at Masoyi Stadium near Hazyview.
Mabuza addressed the crowd. He said when the 2013/14 policy and budget speech of the DPWRT had been tabled, a promise to inject funds to fix the road was made. “Today we are here to fulfil that promise because we want to ensure we build a quality road that will last for generations hence the financial injection of R149m.”
The job opportunities inherent in this project demonstrated, according to the premier, that the government cared about the people of the region.
