Document SRC-1300

Corridor study on R44 and Bredell Road upgrade to commence (WC Minister of Transport and Public Works Robin Carlisle)

Western Cape Government via gov.za · 18 September 2012 · provincial media statement

Original address: https://www.gov.za/news/media-statements/corridor-study-r44-and-bredell-road-upgrade-commence-18-sep-2012
Retrieved: 29 October 2026
Archived copy: Archived copy (Google Drive) ↗
Why it matters: Origin of provincial R44 upgrade (Kantey & Templer study, Annandale/Winery grade-separated, median closures, CCA EIA)

Original document

Cited pinpoints: gov.za media statement 18 Sep 2012, paras 1-4CITP 2022-26 s7.1.3.1, agenda p.2720

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VerifiedEditor-approved In September 2012 Western Cape Transport and Public Works Minister Robin Carlisle announced that a Kantey & Templer study identified R44 (Somerset West-Stellenbosch) improvements including closure of median openings, consolidation of accesses and grade-separated roundabouts at the Annandale and Winery Road intersections, and that CCA Environmental Consultants were appointed for the environmental process. (gov.za media statement 18 Sep 2012, paras 1-4)
CorroboratedEditor-approved According to the CITP 2022-2026, the R44 upgrade (Steynsrust Road km 20.15 to Van Rheede St km 33.00) went through a Basic Assessment from 2012; the Final BAR is dated November 2017; Environmental Authorisation was granted by the provincial DEA&DP on 29 March 2018; appeals followed and the Minister amended the EA on 27 August 2019 to require the Annandale interchange below ground and to keep two of the 22 median openings open (the source does not say which two). (CITP 2022-26 s7.1.3.1, agenda p.2720)