Our projects include all types of highways, from local access roads to major urban and rural strategic routes. Bridge engineering plays an important part in many of our road projects, and we provide innovative and cost effective solutions in steel, concrete and timber.
WSP specialists have a thorough knowledge of advanced planning and material technology issues, and experience of building complex structures where several disciplines come into play.
Services range from conceptual planning and techno-economic feasibility studies through engineering design and assistance with "Works/Supply" contract procurement, as well as supervision of construction and technical assistance/project management support.
Consistent with the functioning and operation of a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy, WSP uses state of the art computer hardware and peripherals, the latest engineering design and drafting software as well as a broad range of utility computer software packages. We have access to a variety of laboratory testing and quality control facilities as well as field survey equipment.
Understanding new technologies and applying them successfully to real world problems is a process we call "applied technology" a field in which WSP is an industry leader.
Through its network of offices throughout South Africa, WSP is able to provide the benefits of a locally based service backed by the technical expertise and resources of an international engineering consultancy.
Services include:
- Highway and roads engineering
- Traffic engineering
- Road rehabilitation and materials engineering
Projects In the road transport sector include:
- The upgrading/rehabilitation of a 25 km section of the A 1 (Gaborone to Francistown) between Dibete and Artesia, Botswana;
- The upgrading/rehabilitation design of a 109 km section of the EN 1 national route between Nhachengue and Vilancolous, Mozambique;
- The upgrading/rehabilitation design of a 140 km section of the T 1/T 2 trunk road between Lusaka and Chirundu, Zambia;
- Technical audit and remedial recommendations for the repair and/or strengthening of a 30 km section of the EN 4 toll road between Moamba and Machava, Mozambique;
- Engineering design for the construction of a new 88 km section of mountain access paved road between Roma and Semonkong, Lesotho;
- Techno-economic feasibility study for the construction of a more direct access road between Windhoek and Walvis Bay as part of the westerly extension of the Trans Kalahari Highway, Namibia; and
- Technical audit and remedial recommendations for the rehabilitation and/or periodic maintenance of a 100 km section of the M 10 trunk road between Lilongwe and Mchinji, Malawi.
Within South Africa, rural roads projects:
- Design Consultant to the N 3 Toll Concessionaire on the N 3 toll route;
- Construction of Road B 40/17 between Bossieslaagte and Dinokana;
- Flood damage repair of a 42 km section of road P 43/1 between Polokwane;
- Upgrading of 15 km of Road K 45 between K 164 and K 158 near Everton, Johannesburg;
- Detailed design of K 132 between Brakpan and Springs;
- Pavement management system for Northern Province; and
- Feasibility design of PWV 15 between PWV 16 and N 3-12.
Rehabilitation/upgrading of urban roads projects include:
- Design and supervision of the reseal of the roads in the Johannesburg Metropolitan and Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality areas including the training of Client’s personnel
- Traffic impact studies for various commercial and residential developments for Private clients
- Access applications and traffic impact studies for various new filling stations for private clients
- Various traffic calming studies in the Gauteng area
- Parking and access studies to different types of development for Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
- Traffic engineering assistance to Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Eastern region, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
- Project management, safety audits, conceptual and detail design and project documentation for Maseru Roads, Lesotho for the Maseru City Council
- Feasibility study for Grayston Drive/P 206-1 interchange relief scheme for Gautrans
- Traffic Impact Studies for various road closure/neighbourhood enclosures in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng
- Traffic Impact Study for proposed new tourist/leisure resort, Muldersdrift, Gauteng for Gautrans
- Traffic investigation of operational conditions at Rudd Road/Otto Place intersection, Johannesburg for the Johannesburg Roads Agency
- Intersection analysis and design for upgrading of Daveton/Modder B road intersection, Benoni, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
- Feasibility investigation for the siting of a new interchange on the N 17 freeway, including traffic demand prediction and cost benefit analysis of various scenarios for the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
- Traffic analysis of the Maseru CBD traffic system including traffic demand predictions, traffic loading and operational analysis of various scenarios for the Lesotho Maseru City Council
Road rehabilitation and materials engineering
Many of the following concepts, techniques and products are now accepted as standard practices:
- Pre-coating of surfacing aggregates to improve adhesion;
- Emulsion treated pavement materials;
- Design and technical advice on prefabricated seal patches;
- Bitumen rubber in asphalt mixes;
- Bitumen rubber in single seals;
- Crack filling and sealing techniques;
- Stone Mastic Asphalts (SMA);
- Pavement Management Systems (PMS);
- In-situ pavement recycling;
- Polymerised Bitumen Rejuvenator with Mastic Fillings (PBRF – SP2000); and
- The use of steel slag aggregate in asphalt layers.
Pavement/materials engineering projects:
- Design Consultant to the N 3 Toll Concessionaire on the N 3 toll route;
- Construction of Road B 40/17 between Bossieslaagte and Dinokana;
- Flood damage repair of a 42 km section of road P 43/1 between Polokwane;
- Upgrading of 15 km of Road K 45 between K 164 and K 158 near Everton, Johannesburg;
- Detailed design of K 132 between Brakpan and Springs;
- Pavement management system for Northern Province; and Feasibility design of PWV 15 between PWV 16 and N 3-12.
We have the knowledge and experience to manage all the planning stages of road and bridge projects, from feasibility analysis and preliminary design to the production of detailed design and construction documents - including contracts and relation documents.
We conduct status surveys of roads and highways, and prepare operation and maintenance contracts. We also carry out road audits to devise measures to increase traffic safety.
Our clients include:
- Government highway departments
- Regulatory authorities
- Property developers
- Contractors and infrastructure operators