RESPONSE TO NEWS REPORTS
RESPONSE TO NEWS REPORTS THAT COMPANIES ON GAUTRAIN’S POTENTIAL SUPPLIER LIST ARE CORRUPT. The Gautrain prospective supplier database is a web-based registration facility on which any individual, company or organisation can express their interest to become a prospective supplier of services or products to the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link Project. The prospective supplier database will be used in...
Read MoreRELOCATION OF COJ PARKING AREAS
TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF CITY OF JOHANNESBURG’S PARKING AREAS IN SANDTON For the next four years the existing Sandton Taxi Rank and biggest portion of the City of Johannesburg’s parking area will be used as the construction site for the Gautrain Sandton Station. During this period the taxi rank will be temporarily relocated to an area in front of the library. (See Figure 1: Site Arrangement...
Read MoreREADY TO START CONSTRUCTION
BOMBELA CONCESSION COMPANY READY TO START CONSTRUCTION Thursday, September 28, 2006 Bombela Concession Company welcomes the signing of the concession agreement with the Gauteng Provincial Government for implementation of Gautrain and is ready to commence with construction. Says Bombela Concession Company, CEO Denis Bouvette: “The signing of the agreement is highly significant and a major...
Read MoreNEGOTIATIONS FINALISED
NEGOTIATIONS FINALISED AND GAUTRAIN CONSTRUCTION COMMENCES Thursday, September 28, 2006 The Gauteng Provincial Government has now finalised negotiations and has signed the Concession Agreement with Bombela Concessionaire for the construction, operations and maintenance of the Gautrain Project. Said Gauteng Premier, Mbhazima Shilowa at the commencement of construction: “This is a very...
Read MoreGAUTRAIN: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROCESSES
The Gautrain Project is based on a proposal to establish a rapid rail link between Pretoria, Johannesburg and OR Tambo International Airport. It was subjected to a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) during 2002-2003. The EIA was submitted to the Gauteng Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment for a decision inclusive of a Revision 1 Environmental Management Plan...
Read More
Construction Update
- CONSTRUCTION UPDATE – JUNE AND JULY August 26, 2011A) CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION AND THE START OF PHASE 2 OPERATIONS On 02 August 2011 the second phase of the Gautrain System – the route linking Rosebank Station in Johannesburg to Hatfield Station in Tshwane – was opened for commercial service. This follows the initial launch of Gautrain services on 08 June 2010, just three days […]
