Balwin Properties recently finished the construction and handing over of the new R94-million Hazeldean Boulevard to the City of Tshwane as part of the company’s ongoing commitment in terms of the Special Infrastructure Project works gazetted by government in 2020.
The new dual-carriageway is expected to alleviate traffic in Hazeldean and greater Pretoria East regions whose residents mainly rely on Silver Lakes Drive, which frequently experiences high levels of congestion, to travel to and from these areas.
“The newly constructed Hazeldean boulevard is an important link between Mamelodi and Silver Lakes that will take significant pressure off Silver Lakes drive,” said Balwin Properties CEO Steve Brookes at the inauguration ceremony on 6 October.
“I’m proud to hand over this important piece of infrastructure to the City of Tshwane today, as part of our ongoing commitment in terms of the Special Infrastructure Project works Gazetted by government some time ago.”
Hazeldean Boulevard stretches for 3km and includes an underpass at the N4 highway, linking Ridge Road in the Hazeldean Precinct with Lagoon Drive in Riverwalk.
This provides residents in the area with a northern exit point to Bronkhorstspruit Road, and a southern exit point to Lynnwood Road.
During construction, Hazeldean Boulevard created approximately 658 direct and indirect employment opportunities for local residents.
Hazeldean Boulevard
More bulk infrastructure projects underway
Hazeldean Boulevard represents a sizeable portion of the R415 million in bulk infrastructure projects currently being implemented by Balwin in the Tshwane municipality.
Other developments include bulk water and sewer upgrades, a new water reservoir at La Montagne, and electrical upgrades in the Mooikloof Mega City area, as per Engineering News.
The total employment impact of these initiatives is estimated to be in the region of R718 million, and they are expected to create about 2,009 direct and indirect job opportunities.
The local government has welcomed the projects and emphasised that it is constantly looking for partnerships with the private sector in order to improve infrastructure and service delivery in the region.
“We’re simply not going to be able to build the infrastructure to generate the electricity, without very direct involvement of the private sector, and without creating the mechanisms that give the private sector and investors some measure of assurance that their money will be well spent,” said Tshwane executive mayor Cilliers Brink.
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