Construction World December 2018

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16 The Upgrade of N2 between Mtunzini Toll Plaza and Empangeni T-Junction This project included 11 bridges, 21 major in-situ culverts and over 130 smaller crossings. 22 New Discovery Head Office The largest single-phase commercial development in Africa: big, impressive, complex, sustainable. 40 Demolition of Boiler Unit 3 at Duvha Power Station Jet Demolition controlled the rapid removal of a damaged 600 MW boiler and in the process showed off its intricate knowledge of demolition.

48 Rehabilitation of Main Road between Atlantic Road, Muizenberg and Clovelly Road, Clovelly – Phase 3 Unconventional methods were used to overcome the lack of space and the fact that all services had to keep functioning. 62 Stortemelk Hydropower Plant Small, but complex in nature. Aesthetically it fits comfortably into its environment. 64 BCX Head Office With a myriad of sustainable aspects, this project was the worthy winner of the AfriSam Innovation Award for Sustainable Construction.

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Skilled engineering and an astute use of concrete have given a seaside home at Bloubergstrand the protection it needs from stormy seas off the Cape’s Atlantic coastline. After recent storms had weakened the wall between client Ernst Hartwig’s three storey house and the beach, it was considered necessary to rebuild the wall completely – to a new and more sustainable design. This was no simple task, considering the proximity of the property to the water’s edge, and the fact that it would have to be built in beach sand. Read the story on pages 4 and 5

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