PROJECT # 0025 |
Eswatini - The Maznini and Maputo Corridors: Rail Link Project Lothair to Sidvokodvo |
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| LOCATION AND SIZE | Construction a 150 km long new railway link between Lothair (South Africa) and Sidvokodvo (Eswatini) Upgrading of two existing railway lines: Ermelo - Lothair (South Africa) and Sidvokodvo (Eswatini) - Richards Bay (South Africa) |  |
| HOLDER | Ministry of Public Works and Transport/Roads Department, Eswatini | |
| OTHER COUNTRIES | South Africa | |
| STATUS | S4A: tendering | |
| TENTATIVE TENDERING | ||
| AMOUNT | USD 1.875 billion | |
| FINANCING OPTIONS | PPP | |
| PRESENTATION | The Eswatini Rail Link project (ESRL) is a joint inter-railway strategic initiative between Transet Freight Rail (TFR), South Africa, and Eswatini Railways (ESR) to create a dedicated general freight business (GFB) corridor for Transnet, while providing additional capacity for ESR. The projects entails the construction a 150 km new railway link between Lothair (South Africa) and Sidvokodvo (Eswatini) and the upgrading of two existing lines, one from Ermelo (South Africa) to Lothair and the other from Sidvokodvo to the logistics hub of Richards Bay (South Africa). The entire Rail Link Project consists in establishing a railway from Davel (South Africa), to Richards Bay Harbour and to Maputo (Mozambique), by the construction of a new railway line from Lothair to Sidvokodvo and the re-routing and upgrading of the existing rail routes in South Africa and Eswatini. Based on the feasibility study, the relocation of 500 graves has been completed and the planning for the resettlement of 235 households in Eswatini is underway. |
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Southern African
Development Community
Towards a common future
Southern African
Development Community
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