The completed Airport Interchange

Projects: Road, Rail and Airport Engineering

Borcherds Quarry Road Reconstruction Western Cape South Africa:

The project comprised the reconstruction of the existing single carriageway Borcherds Quarry Road to a dual carriageway expressway standard between the N2 and Modderdam Road and the upgrading of the existing grade separated interchange with the main Cape Town International Airport access road, to dual carriageway standard.

Some of the more notable features of the project were :

Design of a stormwater management system with attenuation ponds
Accommodation of high traffic volumes throughout the construction period
New interchange bridges over the airport access road while maintaining free movement of airport traffic at all times
Reclamation of part of a large sewerage maturation pond to accommodate interchange loops

HHO Africa were responsible for the following consulting services :

Preliminary design report including alternative airport access interchange layouts
Geotechnical and construction materials investigations
Traffic accommodation design
Final geometric design with intersections
Pavement Design
Bridge design
Traffic engineering and signal design
Contract documentation and tendering
Construction monitoring and administration

For further information or queries please contact roger@hho.co.za


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Road, Rail and Airport Engineering Projects:
Borcherds Quarry Road
Freeway and Rural Highway Service Areas
Light Rail Transit
Modderdam Road
Road Management Systems
Ysterplaat Air Force Base
Sir Lowry's Pass Viaduct