Elundini Crossing (Lady Grey area)
📍 Lady Grey, Elundini (Joe Gqabi), Eastern Cape
Media content in progressImpact score
Standard priorityEvery Bridging Africa site is assessed on the same four measures, by the same team, so this number can be compared directly against any other project on this site.
How dangerous the crossing is today: flood frequency, water speed and recorded incidents.
How many people depend on this crossing, and how often they have to make it.
What sits on the other side: schools, clinics, work, and whether any alternative route exists.
People served per Rand of build cost. It sets the order we build in, never whether we build.
A lower score is not a rejection. Every project listed is one we intend to build; the score sets the order, not the outcome.
Additional engineering measures required, such as raised approaches, scour protection or debris management.
Each measure is scored 1 to 5 from field assessment, CSIR flood data and community records, then weighted and converted to a mark out of 100.
Who is affected
About 1,800 residents in highland villages near the Lesotho border.
What has happened at this site
Highland storm and snowfall events regularly cut gravel-road access across the Lady Grey and Wapadsberg corridors, isolating villages for days.
Public benefit when complete
Year-round school and service access for 1,800 highland residents in one of the province's most weather-exposed areas.
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