Building & Construction News

FULL CLOSURE OF N3 NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY AT MARKET ROAD OVERPASS FOR BEAM INSTALLATION

• 20-03-2026
• Stop Over

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) advises motorists of the full road closure on the N3 Northbound carriageway at Market Road Overpass. The closure will be on Saturday, 11 April 2026 between the hours of 21:00 and 05:00 a...

Resurfacing Project to include all listed roads in Ward 134

• 20-03-2026
• Randburg Sun

Johannesburg Road Agency confirms that it will repair all roads included in the Randburg resourcing project.

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has had an apparent change of heart and will repair all the roads that were part of the resu...

New pedestrian footways under construction in Cape Town

• 20-03-2026
• NovaNews

The City of Cape Town has begun constructing pedestrian footways along several road segments in Bellville, Uitzicht, Eversdal and Peerless Park West to improve safety and accessibility for residents.

Work is taking place between 07:00 an...

DA hails court order blocking ‘construction mafia’ at R3bn hospital

• 20-03-2026
• Sunday World

The DA in Mpumalanga has welcomed a court order barring alleged construction mafia and disruptive community members from interfering with the multibillion-rand Mapulaneng Hospital project in Bushbuckridge as authorities move to rescue a long-delay...

Welverdiend main road repairs finally begin after years of pothole complaints

• 19-03-2026
• The Citizen Online

After more than a decade of complaints, authorities have begun repairing the main road through Welverdiend, with phased upgrades and local workers employed to restore the heavily damaged route.

After many years of complaints, authorities...

City of Cape Town launches road resurfacing projects in Strand, Nomzamo, and Gordon’s Bay

• 19-03-2026
• Bolander Lifestyle

The City of Cape Town has started a series of road resurfacing projects in Strand, Nomzamo and Gordon’s Bay aimed at improving road safety and driving conditions in the area.

Work began on Friday, March 13 and is expected to contin...

Western Cape’s affordable housing projects inch forward

• 19-03-2026
• Ground Up

Construction is yet to start on the province’s three inner-city projects

A development on the corner of Somerset and Buitengracht Streets, opposite the Prestwich Memorial, will consist of 310 residential units, of which 120 will be...

Repairs to upper section of Kloof Road to finally start in March 2026

• 19-03-2026
• Eyewitnessnews

The top section of this key access route to Cape Town's Atlantic Seaboard has been closed to traffic since September 2023.

More than two years have passed since the upper section of Kloof Road was closed in the interests of public sa...

From potholes to progress on Old Main Road

• 18-03-2026
• Highway Mail

A local PR councillor says the road repairs bring relief after months of misery and complaints from residents.

THE repair work which recently got underway on Old Main Road has been welcomed by residents.

Ward 103 PR cou...

New deeds office in sight for Joburg

• 18-03-2026
• South African Government News Agency

Public Works & Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson this morning conducted an oversight visit to the construction of the new Johannesburg Deeds Office at 85 Anderson Street in Marshalltown.

Macpherson said the new office will play...