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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
MARCH
2015
PROJECTS AND CONTRACTS
The project entails upgrading the B1 to
a dual carriageway betweenWindhoek
and Okahandja, from km 24,5 to km
34,5, states Aveng Grinaker-LTA Civil Engi-
neering divisional managing director, Richard
Evans. It will comprise 691 000 m
3
of mass
earthworks and 324 000m
2
of single seal (Cape
Seal) surfacing.
The company will also undertake the
construction of two interchanges, each with
a north and south bound bridge, Evans notes.
In addition, a 4,5 km service road will be
constructed to create access to the plots next
to the carriageways
The B1 is the main corridor connecting
Windhoek to the north and to the west coast,
Geomesh used in a conventional drain
system.
TREACHEROUS
B1 IN NAMIBIA
UPGRADED
The stretch of road that is
regarded as the most dangerous
in Namibia is set to shed its
notoriety when Aveng Grinaker-
LTA completes aNAD239-million
contract to upgrade this section
of the B1 motorway.
and needs to accommodate a large amount
of traffic on a daily basis. Because this specific
piece of road had earned the reputation as
the most dangerous stretch in Namibia, the
Government, in conjunction with the Roads
Authority, decided to upgrade it to a double
carriageway in order tomake it safer for all road
users, Evans expands.
Aveng Grinaker-LTA’s current project works
are due for completion in April 2016.
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