Heritage Cases

The project is situated witihin Ward 4 and 6 of the Nkandla Local Municipality, King Chetswayo District. The site is located approximately, 4km east of Nkandla town. The site is located at co-ordinates 28°38'12.13"S 31° 7'49.90"E (start points and ends at28°36'22.75"S 31° 7'48.62"E. The Nkandla Local Municipality have proposed the construction of a new 4060m gravel road between the villages of Amabengela and Matshenezimpisi. The proposed road will following an existing track, for the most part with sections of horizontal and vertical re-alignments required in order for the road to meet minimum design standards. A road re-alignment is proposed between chainage 3650 and 4000, in order to meet standard road design criteria, and decommission an unsafe track corner. The proposed realignment provides a shorter road section and as such reduces the area of disturbance required by road construction. The new proposed road includes one (1) watercourse crossing which traverse the major Madiyana River. The location of the crossing is provided overleaf: Watercourse Crossing Co-ordinates (DMS) Proposed infrastructure and Dimensions WC1 – Madiyana River 28°37'32.33"S 31° 7'37.93"E 2.4x 1.2 box culverts - 43.24m length, 10.9m wide, 2.96m height The road traverses the perennial Madiyana River, and such a low level bridge crossing is proposed. It is proposed that a number of box culvert (each 2.4x1.2) are installed to cater for high rainfall periods. The new road and watercourse crossing will provide formal access and an efficient link between the villages of. The project also aims to allow local residents to have improved, formalised vehicular access to their homes, schools, shops and the extended road network, particularly during high rainfall periods when access is limited. The proposed road construction will be constructed and complete with formal stormwater infrastructure, cut-off drains and a watercourse crossing structure, and road signs. The proposed road width is expected to be a 6m wide cambered gravel access road, with 1m servitudes on either side, having a total width of 8m. The development will provide safer intersections at provincial and district roads. Currently, the access to these roads are not formalised and is not according to minimum required standards.