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All bridge projects at a glance

Every project we have assessed, funded or completed, grouped by status and ranked by impact score within each group. Click any project for the full community brief.

What does the impact score measure?

Every site is scored 1 to 5 on the same four measures, by the same team, using the same evidence. Those four are weighted and converted to a score out of 100, so any two projects on this page can be compared directly.

  • 35%Life-safety & flood risk
  • 30%Population impact
  • 20%Access criticality
  • 15%Cost-efficiency

Life-safety carries the most weight because drowning risk is the reason most of these sites reach us at all. Cost-efficiency carries the least: it decides the order we build in, never whether a community deserves a crossing.

Flagship priority: 85+High priority: 70 to 84Standard priority: 55 to 69Later phase: Under 55

A low score is not a rejection. Every project listed here is one we intend to build.

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Provinces
209k
People served
36k
School children
R 179 925 000
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46 projects

Fully assessed and ready to build. These are the projects waiting on a funding partner.

Palmiet River crossing
96

Palmiet River crossing

📍 Quarry Road West informal settlement,Durban (eThekwini Metro), KwaZulu-Natal

A short-span steel bridge here would mitigate blockage/flooding risks and provide reliable crossing for this highly vulnerable peri-urban informal community.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 9 000 people · 1 000 children

Mthwalume River – KwaQoloqolo
94

Mthwalume River – KwaQoloqolo

📍 Kwaqoloqolo District, KwaZulu-Natal

One of the most severe and long-standing cases of flood impact, annual deaths and drownings and daily life impact.

R 0of R 9 000 000

Serving 67 000 people · 10 000 children

Bridge serving Intake, Tafelkop, Nkoselweni, and Zwelibomvu areas
93

Bridge serving Intake, Tafelkop, Nkoselweni, and Zwelibomvu areas

📍 Southern eThekwini / Umbumbulu Periphery, KwaZulu-Natal

The bridge was washed away in the 2022 floods, completely isolating these peri-urban/rural-fringe communities from clinics, schools, and workplaces.

R 0of R 5 675 000

Serving 32 000 people · 2 150 children

Isipingo low‑level crossing
93

Isipingo low‑level crossing

📍 Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal

Restores safe access for dense informal settlements

R 0of R 5 000 000

Serving 6 000 people · 2 500 children

93

Rustenburg Peri-Urban Crossing

📍 Rustenburg, Bojanala District, North West

The highest-use short-span site in North West — a stormwater channel cutting off 4,000 people from Rustenburg.

R 400 000of R 3 500 000

Serving 4 000 people · 900 children

Umlazi – Wema Hall tributary
93
Fastest to deploy

Umlazi – Wema Hall tributary

📍 Umlazi, eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal

Feb 2025: 6 died incl. 3 children swept away in uMlazi River system near Lamontville (Daily Maverick). Informal settlements below flood lines repeatedly hit (2022, 2025).

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 5 000 people · 1 200 children

90

Tsomo / Cofimvaba Rural Link

📍 Intsika Yethu, Chris Hani District, Eastern Cape

A short span on the river system where a community waited 13 years, then built their own bridge.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 2 600 people · 600 children

89
Fastest to deploy

Mdantsane Buffalo Tributary Crossing

📍 Mdantsane, Buffalo City, Eastern Cape

A short span for one of the Eastern Cape's highest-population flood-exposed townships.

R 400 000of R 3 500 000

Serving 5 000 people · 1 100 children

89

Mzinyathi Tributary Crossing

📍 Mzinyathi, eThekwini-adjacent, KwaZulu-Natal

A high-population connector crossing serving schools, clinics and daily commuters.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 3 500 people · 800 children

87

KwaDuna River Crossing

📍 Zululand District, KwaZulu-Natal

A wider river crossing serving multiple villages, carrying an extreme–high flood risk classification.

R 0of R 7 000 000

Serving 2 500 people · 500 children

87

Mdloti Tributary – Tongaat

📍 Tongaat, iLembe District, KwaZulu-Natal

A 24 m steel span reconnecting peri-urban villages to Tongaat across a tributary that trebles in width during storms.

R 0of R 7 500 000

Serving 4 500 people · 900 children

KwaWoza Crossing
86
Fastest to deploy

KwaWoza Crossing

📍 KwaWoza Crossing, KwaZulu-Natal

KwaWoza is identified as an “Immediate Deployment Candidate” due to its risk profile and the essential role it plays in community access

R 0of R 3 250 000

Serving 1 000 people · 200 children

84

uMlalazi Tributary – Mtubatuba

📍 Mtubatuba, uMkhanyakude District, KwaZulu-Natal

A 24 m span securing year-round healthcare access in one of KZN's most flash-flood-prone districts.

R 0of R 7 500 000

Serving 2 800 people · 550 children

83

Deelpan Village Crossing

📍 Deelpan, Tswaing (Ngaka Modiri Molema), North West

A short span clearing the pan outlet at one of North West's most repeatedly isolated villages.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 2 500 people · 500 children

83

KwaNgwenya Crossing

📍 Jozini area, uMkhanyakude District, KwaZulu-Natal

A high flood-risk community crossing serving school and daily mobility routes.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 2 200 people · 450 children

83

Moretele Village Crossing

📍 Moretele, Bojanala District, North West

A short span across a seasonal river that isolates households and disrupts schooling each summer.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 2 800 people · 600 children

83
Fastest to deploy

Tongaat / iLembe Peri-Urban Crossing

📍 Tongaat, iLembe District, KwaZulu-Natal

A short span restoring town access for an iLembe peri-urban cluster of workers and schoolchildren.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 2 500 people · 500 children

83
Fastest to deploy

Tongaat Peri-Urban (south of R102)

📍 Tongaat, iLembe District, KwaZulu-Natal

A short pedestrian span cutting long detours for high-density peri-urban commuters south of the R102.

R 250of R 3 500 000

Serving 3 000 people · 600 children

80

Coffee Bay Access Crossing

📍 Coffee Bay, King Sabata Dalindyebo, Eastern Cape

The primary access crossing for Coffee Bay communities, learners and the local tourism economy.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 2 500 people · 550 children

79

Ntekeni Stream Crossing

📍 Southern KZN hinterland, KwaZulu-Natal

A stream crossing serving school and clinic links in the southern KZN hinterland.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 2 000 people · 450 children

77

uMlalazi / Mtubatuba Clinic Crossing

📍 Mtubatuba, uMkhanyakude District, KwaZulu-Natal

A health-critical short span keeping a rural clinic reachable through the rainy season.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 2 000 people · 400 children

76

Mahikeng Rural Access Crossing

📍 Mahikeng, Ngaka Modiri Molema, North West

A short span keeping farms and schools reachable through the summer rains.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 2 200 people · 450 children

76
Fastest to deploy

Matlosana Peri-Urban Crossing

📍 Klerksdorp, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, North West

A short span replacing a washed-out crossing used by informal settlements to reach clinics and work.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 2 400 people · 500 children

76

Ndwedwe Tribal Wards Crossing

📍 Ndwedwe, iLembe District, KwaZulu-Natal

A short span replacing multiple informal crossings serving dispersed Ndwedwe homesteads.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 2 500 people · 600 children

76
Fastest to deploy

uMgungundlovu Rural School Route

📍 uMgungundlovu District, KwaZulu-Natal

A short span on a rural school route where heavy rain forces children into long detours.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 2 200 people · 550 children

73

Coffee Bay Feeder Villages Crossing

📍 Coffee Bay hinterland, KSD, Eastern Cape

A short span connecting inland feeder villages to schools and the coastal access road.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 1 800 people · 400 children

73

Coffee Bay Hinterland Villages Crossing

📍 Coffee Bay hinterland, KSD, Eastern Cape

A short span for hinterland villages crossing seasonal streams to school, clinic and market.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 1 700 people · 380 children

73
Fastest to deploy

Komani / Great Fish Tributary Crossing

📍 Komani (Queenstown), Enoch Mgijima, Eastern Cape

A short span protecting township access to Komani's schools and hospital corridor.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 2 000 people · 420 children

73
Fastest to deploy

KwaMthethwa Stream Crossing

📍 KwaMthethwa, King Cetshwayo, KwaZulu-Natal

A seasonal stream crossing under the KwaMthethwa traditional authority.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 1 600 people · 320 children

73
Fastest to deploy

uMlalazi / Mthonjaneni Fringe Crossing

📍 Melmoth, Mthonjaneni (King Cetshwayo), KwaZulu-Natal

A short span connecting learners and workers on the Mthonjaneni rural fringe.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 1 800 people · 350 children

70

Mhlathuze Tributary Crossing

📍 Empangeni area, King Cetshwayo, KwaZulu-Natal

A tributary crossing in the Mhlathuze system serving community and worker routes.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 1 800 people · 350 children

66
Fastest to deploy

Bojanala Farm-to-Village Link

📍 Bojanala District, North West

A short span keeping farmers and traders connected to market through the rains.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 1 600 people · 300 children

66
Fastest to deploy

Cradock Rural Access Crossing

📍 Cradock, Inxuba Yethemba (Chris Hani), Eastern Cape

A short span across seasonal Karoo drainage that cuts rural school and clinic access.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 1 600 people · 320 children

66

Elundini Crossing (Lady Grey area)

📍 Lady Grey, Elundini (Joe Gqabi), Eastern Cape

A short span for highland villages where snow and storms cut gravel access each season.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 1 800 people · 380 children

66

Keiskammahoek Crossing

📍 Keiskammahoek, Amahlathi (Amathole), Eastern Cape

A short span for dispersed mountain settlements with poorly maintained gravel access.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 1 700 people · 350 children

66
Fastest to deploy

KwaMajozi Crossing

📍 KZN Midlands, KwaZulu-Natal

A moderate-risk community crossing suited to standard rapid deployment.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 1 500 people · 300 children

66
Fastest to deploy

Tswaing Low Crossing

📍 Tswaing, Ngaka Modiri Molema, North West

A simple short span keeping clinic and school access open through the rainy season.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 1 800 people · 350 children

66
Fastest to deploy

uPhongolo Rural Tributary

📍 Pongola, Zululand District, KwaZulu-Natal

A traditional community crossing to markets, exposed to flash-flood risk each rainy season.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 1 800 people · 400 children

65
Fastest to deploy

JB Marks Rural Crossing (Potchefstroom fringe)

📍 Potchefstroom fringe, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, North West

A low-complexity short span restoring reliable access to Potchefstroom for rural wards.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 2 000 people · 450 children

65
Fastest to deploy

KwaMkhize Tributary Crossing

📍 KZN Midlands, KwaZulu-Natal

A midlands crossing with moderate flood risk serving community and school links.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 2 400 people · 500 children

65
Fastest to deploy

Makhanda Low-Lying Wards Crossing

📍 Makhanda, Makana Municipality, Eastern Cape

A short span keeping township school routes open through heavy rain.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 2 400 people · 500 children

59
Fastest to deploy

Kgetlengrivier-Adjacent Village Crossing

📍 Koster area, Bojanala District, North West

A short span restoring clinic and school access when the river rises.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 1 400 people · 300 children

59
Fastest to deploy

uMzinyathi Upland Stream

📍 uMzinyathi, eThekwini-adjacent, KwaZulu-Natal

A short span stabilising an upland crossing made progressively more dangerous by erosion.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 1 500 people · 300 children

55
Fastest to deploy

KwaCele River Crossing

📍 South Coast hinterland, Ugu District, KwaZulu-Natal

A lower-urgency community crossing suitable for a later delivery phase.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 1 400 people · 250 children

55
Fastest to deploy

Lekwa-Teemane Rural Link

📍 Christiana area, Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, North West

A simple span ending the seasonal isolation of rural households.

R 0of R 3 500 000

Serving 1 500 people · 300 children

uMdloti Upper Rural Crossing (Maphumulo LM)
53

uMdloti Upper Rural Crossing (Maphumulo LM)

📍 Maphumulo LM, KwaZulu-Natal

This bridge keeps children in school and families connected to healthcare — every day, in every season.

R 0of R 2 000 000

Serving 250 people · 50 children

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