Press Releases from Bakwena Platinum Toll corridor (9 total)
Bakwena invests a billion in road upgrades
Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire has an ambitious R1.0 billion schedule of maintenance and construction projects, which are scheduled for 2017.
A reseal of the N4 in Dinokana by Actophambili is already underway. The project has a completion date forecast for May 2017 and a cost budgeted at R34-million.
Reconstruction work will take place on the N4 between the towns of Zeerust and Lehurutse between February and December 2017. The R95-million contract was…
BAKWENA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WHEEL WELL ON ‘CAR SEATS FOR KIDS’ CAMPAIGN
Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire and Wheel Well, a charity which aims to reduce child fatalities through car accidents, have over the past 2 years collaborated to raise awareness of road safety when children are passengers in a car.
The ‘Car Seats for Kids’ campaign is aimed at collecting as many used car seats as possible in order to refurbish them and, for a minimal donation they are offered to less fortunate…
YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE PAYING FOR ROADS THAT USED TO BE FREE – AND HERE’S WH …
Opponents of road tolling are certainly not stupid – we know that. Their arguments deserve serious consideration. But in the end, most concerns are self-serving in nature with few people willing to look at the greater good. I am convinced that should any person be able to look at the issue completely objectively – not from the viewpoint of how it would affect their personal wallet – then the benefits…
Bakwena delivers First Aid training to 12 schools along their N1N4 route
Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire, operator of the N1N4 highway, in partnership with the South Africa Red Cross Society (SARCS) trained more than 200 learners and teachers in First Aid Level 3. The training was delivered to Grade 8 and 9 learners of 12 secondary schools among communities along the N1N4 route.
The training took place at Lagai Roi, Mooinooi from 1 to 9 October. Charmaine van Wyk, public…
New lanes opened at Zambezi Toll Plaza
Bakwena Platinum N1N4, is pleased to announce the opening of the two additional lanes at the on-ramp at the Zambezi Toll Plaza, on the N1 freeway. This will be followed by the opening of the two additional lanes at the on-ramps.
The upgrade includes two new lanes per direction, which will further enhance the renovation carried out in 2015 to build the double diverging diamond interchange, says Liam Clarke, commercial manager…
Bakwena announces The Groot Marico Bosveld Myl sporting and cultural event
Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire, operator of the N1N4 freeway, and main sponsor of The Marico Bosveld Myl is pleased to confirm this year’s event is taking place on 1st October at the Marico Bosveld Dam.
This community event is more than a sporting event, it is also a family festival which includes flea market & food stalls as well as lots of entertainment for the whole family. This year’s entertainer,…
Bakwena donates Road Safety Cubes to schools along their route to educate learne …
Total South Africa, through Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire, operator of the N1N4 highway, has donated seven Road Safety Cubes to primary schools along its route, to teach children the importance of road safety. Bakwena is sponsoring all training sessions and implementation activities.
The Cube road safety programme, an initiative of Total worldwide, involves using practical demonstrations and interactive sessions to educate young learners about road safety to create awareness of…
A SMOOTH MUNICIPAL ELECTION – THANKS TO THE WORK OF VOLUNTEERS TRAINED BY BAKW …
Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire, operator of the N1N4 freeway, assisted with 121 volunteers at 26 voting stations during South Africa’s local government elections held on Wednesday, August 3, 2016.
Some of these volunteers formed part of the Disaster Management Teams, which Bakwena, with the assistance of the South African Red Cross Society has trained since 2013 and consists of community groups in Hammanskraal, Bapong, Swartruggens and Groot Marico.
Charmaine van Wyk,…
Bakwena announces re-opening of Zambezi Plaza’s 7th lane
Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire, operator of the N1N4 highway has announced that the seventh lane at the Zambezi Toll Plaza will re-open on 8 August 2016. The lane has temporarily been closed to facilitate the various upgrades taking place at the toll plaza.
“Following the August re-opening of the seventh lane, the upgrade at Zambezi will see two additional lanes being built at the on- and off-ramps, to compliment the recent…
