Freeway and Rural Highway Service Areas South Africa:

The need to provide high quality service areas at strategic locations along the major intercity highway network was first identified by the Shell Oil Company of South Africa. The areas would provide the travelling motorist and the trucking industry with convenient stops for refuelling, meals, convenience shopping facilities and safe overnight truck parking.

HHO Africa worked with Shell on the development of the service areas from inception of the project known as the Ultra City concept. HHO Africa designed all the infrastructure for the first such Ultra City at Estcourt on the N3 highway between Johannesburg and Durban and were subsequently responsible for several other service areas. Design responsibilities included :

	Design of the approach roads and parking areas
	Negotiations with the relevant Highway Authorities for approval of these innovative developments and agreement of design standards
	Design of all the services infrastructure including location of water sources in remote areas and waste water treatment facilities
	Contract documentation and supervision of construction

The Ultra Cities designed by HHO Africa to date are :

	Estcourt on the N3 between Johannesburg and Durban
	Middleburg on the N4 east of Pretoria
	South Coast on the N2 south of Durban
	Three Sisters on the N1 north of Beaufort West
	False Bay on the N2 east of Cape Town
	Worcester on the N1
	Plettenberg Bay on the N2
	Leeu-Gamka on the N1 between Laingsburg and Beaufort West
	Cape Town Truck Stop at Epping

In addition to these projects HHO Africa have also acted as specialist advisors to Shell South Africa on other Ultra City service station projects all around South Africa.

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