Heritage Cases

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL) is proposing to improve/upgrade the National Road R101 Section 8 from Bela Bela (km 0.0) to Modimolle (km 26.8). The National Road, R101 Section 8 is situated within two Local Municipalities (Bela Bela and Modimolle) both located within the Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo Province. The proposed upgrade starts in Bela Bela at the intersection of R101 and Voortrekker Road/Chris Hani Drive (km 0.0) and ends at Modimolle at the intersection of R101 and R33 (km 26.8). The road will start at coordinates 24°53'5.16"S and 28°17'56.88"E and will end at coordinates 24°42'0.33"S and 28°24'21.10"E. The R101-8 consists of a two lane, single carriageway road with gravel shoulders along most of the route. The road has an average surfaced width of 7.0 m. Within Modimolle, the road widens to four lanes with parking bays and sidewalks in the central business district (CBD). The general objective of this project is to successfully and optimally upgrade the National Road R101 Section 8. The broad goal of the road upgrade is to relieve traffic congestion to an acceptable level of service, Improve road geometry and road safety, Replace bridges and other structures where required for hydraulic and traffic capacity improvement, and provide adequate pavement capacity for the design period. In support of the Environmental Authorisation and Water Use Authorisation Processes, several specialist studies were undertaken for the development as follows: > Terrestrial Biodiversity Impact Assessment; > Aquatic Biodiversity Impact Assessment; > Wetland Impact Assessment; > Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Phase 1 & Phase 2; > Paleontology Impact Assessment; and > Agricultural Potential Impact Assessment.