| Client: |
Thulamela Local Municipality (Former
Greater Thohoyandou TLC) |
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| Funder: |
Thulamela Local Municipality |
| Project
Location: |
Thohoyandou CBD & Unit - F |
| Project
Value: |
R 3.80 million |
| Services: |
Planning, design and construction
supervision |
| Project
Period: |
February 2001 to July 2001 |
| Thohoyandou is the main development node in
the Thulamela Local Municipal Area with a total of approximately
80 000 residents within the proclaimed boundaries of the town. It
is further surrounded by numerous rural settlements situated on
the outskirts of the proclaimed area. Thohoyandou forms the main
business center of the area with the offices of the Vhembe District
Municipality as well as the regional offices of several Government
Departments also situated within the town. |
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The primary objective of the project
was to rehabilitate existing road infrastructure within the Thohoyandou
CBD as well as the distributor roads within Unit F, which is situated
to the east of the Thohoyandou CBD. |
The project consisted of the initial
assessment and investigation of the condition of the pavement of
the existing streets where after the rehabilitation designs were
finalized.
The design provided for the reconstruction of the sub-base and base
over certain sections of the ring road around the CBD, the reconstruction
of the base of the access streets to the parking areas, pothole
repairs, the installation of sub-surface drains as well as the total
reconstruction of a section of the distributor road in Unit F where
problems were experienced with a high water table. |
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Due to the fact that the streets,
which formed part of the Contract, are carrying a high volume of
traffic, it was important to carry out the work in the shortest
possible time and with the least disruption of the traffic. For
this reason a large milling machine was utilized for the in-situ
reconstruction of the existing layerworks where required. By using
this process the existing layers were broken up, stabilizing agent
and water added to the required quantities during the milling process
in one operation. This reduced the disruption of traffic as well
as shortened the construction period substantially.
The streets received a final 9,5mm single seal using a rubber bitumen
binder. |
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