Minister Chikunga officially opened the key economic corridor interchange joined by Mpumalanga Premier, Honourable Nomsa Mtshweni-Tsipane and the provincial leadership, SANRAL Board of Directors, CEOs of Transport Department roads entities, TRAC CEO, the traditional leadership and community members in the Mpumalanga province.
The Department of Transport, through the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) and the Trans African Concessions (TRAC), completed the upgrading of the N4/Montrose/Schoemanskloof Interchange in Mpumalanga in August 2023 as part of the Maputo Corridor Development initiative.
The interchange has already created over 350 jobs and provided subcontracting opportunities for at least ten local companies.
Work on the interchange included the construction of four new interchange ramps and the widening of the existing two-lane Crocodile Bridge from two to five lanes.
Two new arch bridges supported by adjacent rock-cut faces have also been constructed to cross the existing Elands Valley section to accommodate two new ramps with Five 25-m-high masts illuminated at the interchange, increasing visibility and road safety.
Today’s official opening of the revamped Montrose Interchange is an important milestone in the Sanral’s efforts to deliver road infrastructure that enables our people access to centres of economic activity and social infrastructure.
Sanral invested R216 million on this project to revolutionise the experience of motorists, pedestrians and communities around Mpumalanga.
