Tongaat Peri-Urban (south of R102)
📍 Tongaat, iLembe District, KwaZulu-Natal
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High 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.
Standard span, benign hydrology. Fastest deployment class, under 4 months.
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
High-density peri-urban communities and daily commuters — around 3,000 residents including 600 schoolchildren.
What has happened at this site
Recurrent road cut-offs across the Tongaat floodplain are well documented, particularly during the 2022 floods, forcing lengthy detours whenever the channel rises.
Public benefit when complete
Removes recurring detours, restores commuter reliability to Tongaat CBD and secures school access for 600 children.
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