Heritage Cases

The KwaZulu Natal Department of Transport (Applicant) are currently addressing the needs of previously disadvantaged rural areas by providing service delivery. The Department of Transport has initiated proposed projects for infrastructure development to ensure the safety of all road users within the rural community. Nankhoo Engineers was appointed as the design engineers by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport Head Office in Pietermaritzburg to address a request made by the community within the uMsinga area to upgrade District Road 1269 (D1269) to a blacktop surface. Hanslab has been appointed by Nankhoo Engineers to undertake the environmental assessment of the proposed project by compiling a Basic Assessment Report for an EIA Application. The proposed project will include the upgrade of existing structures along the proposed route. The existing gravel road is 7.0km and currently consists of No. 5 water crossing points each containing existing structures. The current crossings are ineffective during periods of medium to heavy rainfall and therefore create hazardous conditions. Therefore, there is a need to replace the current structures which will mitigate the risk posed by rainfall and allow safe passage along the road way. The construction of the proposed upgrade will trigger a basic assessment application as per GNR 327 Listing Notice 1, Activity 12 of the EIA Regulations, 2014 (as amended 2017).