R185m, two contractors and a trail of shifting deadlines on Joburg’s Lilian Ngoyi Street
The third deadline for the rehabilitation of just 1.8km of Joburg’s Lilian Ngoyi Street has come and gone, with 80% of the cash already spent. The new deadline for completion of phase two is 31 October.
The rehabilitation of 1.8km of Joburg's Lilian Ngoyi Street has faced numerous challenges since the third deadline for completion passed without any progress. A total of R185-million has been spent on the project, paid to two contractors, Korone Engineering and Step Up Engineering. The City of Johannesburg allocated R230-million for the entire project, which is around R128-million per kilometre, significantly higher than the average cost of major national road projects.
Despite this, the project's progress has been minimal, with only 72% completed, according to the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA).
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