On the 11 th March 2022, Gauteng Premier David Makhura and Roads and Transport MEC, Jacob
Mamabolo, visited Rosslyn Hub to make an exciting announcement.
They confirmed that R 600-million worth of funding had been earmarked to fast-track the
construction of the K217 provincial road. The new road will link Orchards and Soshanguve to Rosslyn
and unlock +- R 3-billion worth of investment in the Rosslyn Hub Development. Rosslyn Hub is a
catalytic development for the Tshwane Automotive City (TAC), which aims to position Tshwane as
the Automotive manufacturing capital of Africa.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura and Roads and Transport MEC, Jacob Mamabolo yesterday
impressed investors and employment seeking residents alike, when they announced that the road-
which was holding back development- was imminent and already in the design phase.
Mamabola said the Department of Roads and Transport has committed approximately R 600 million
for the construction of the 10km road that will not only assist developers to start their work but also
shorten the travel time for motorists that currently had to drive a long way.
He said that since the project was in the design phase the investors and members of the public could
expect to see a professional service provider (engineering firm) to be appointed by next month to
design the road.
The company would also help the government design a tender document for construction
companies biffing to build the road.
This was normally a process that took the government many years to complete but the department
changed that with the implementation of a panel