Gautrain is an 80kilometre 50mile commuter rail system in gauteng, south africa, which links johannesburg, pretoria, ekurhuleni and or tambo international airport. The gautrain has been designed in such a way that the noise level inside the train is kept to a minimum, since many commuters choose this time to read or work. The gautrain rapid rail link is a rapid rail network being constructed in gauteng province, south africa. Pdf impact of gautrain stations on property prices and sales. Once it is completed, pretoria, johannesburg and or tambo airport will be. Mr farrow observed that a french contractor would be undertaking a substantial portion of the work around the gautrain. There are nine gautrain stations in operation, two of which are situated in pretoria.
The service offers a fast, convenient, safe and efficient public transport service. Impact of the gautrain on property development around station precincts article pdf available in journal of the south african institution of civil engineers 561 april 2014 with 231 reads. The gautrain project 1 the development of the first. In all, undergrounddrilling was carried outat roughly ten sites, notably at marlboro 2. An evaluation of the status of risk management in south. The first phase is scheduled to be ready in time for the 2010 soccer world cup.
To travel on the gautrain, you will need the gautrain gold. However, in its more common use it refers to the act of managing the construction process which is the way to manage the basic resource of construction. The south african cabinet approved gautrain construction in 2005, and the necessary federal funding was announced in the 2006 budget. Ratpdev a subsidiary of ratp will now begin operating and maintaining this section, for a period of 15 years. Pdf the paper assesses the impact of the recently completed gautrain rapid rail link in gauteng on property development in the vicinity of stations. Gautrain has changed the traveling patterns for business and leisure travelers in gauteng. Asking people of their opinions, different definitions will be given. Pdf impact of the gautrain on property development around. These are the new routes planned for the next phase of the. The concessionaire is the bombela concession company pty ltd, which holds a 19. Gautrain project management project management south africa.
Project management templates, checklists and tips it. This time period represented a temporal crosssection of the three fundamental stages of the gautrain implementation, namely construction. Engineering books pdf download free engineering books. Socioeconomic objectives in the construction of the gautrain olabode gbenga ayandibu a research report submitted to the faculty of engineering and the built environment, university of the witwatersrand, johannesburg, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of science in engineering.
Quality can be defined in different ways depending on the context in which it is needed. Gautrain beats dolomitic challenges brand south africa. Thanks to the gauteng provinces 80kilometre mass rapid transit railway system, the gautrain, its easy to travel around pretoria using only public transportation. It tells the story of the gautrain s project history, from its inception to the opening of the final leg of the rail system on 2 august 2011. Construction of the underground station box and multistorey parkade foundation is making good progress. Construction on what is now a r35 billion project started in september 2006. The transport portfolio committee has all but shunted the r20billion gautrain project into oblivion, flagging it as highrisk and strongly advising the government against it. South africas gautrain project, linking johannesburg with pretoria, is the subject of a new interactive collectors edition book. Pdf impact of gautrain stations on property prices and. Gautrain web site to download in a pdf printable format.
Fhwa nhi06088 6 slope stability soils and foundations volume i 6 3 december 2006 6. The gautrain would also be creating construction work, which was sustainable. The situational analysis provided the base parameters. The gautrain rapid rail link is expected to provide at least 380 jobs in the area on opening, and that number is expected to grow to 480 within another ten years. The first phase was opened on 8 june 2010 and, at the time of writing, the second phase was scheduled to be completed by mid2011.
To experience the 80 kilometre mass rapid magic for yourself, heres your handy guide to using the gautrain. The gautrain provides clean, safe and reliable transportation to almost all of pretorias major tourist attractions. The reference manual for soils and founda tions course is intended for design a nd construction professionals involved with the selection, design and construction of geotechnical f eatures for surface transportation facilities. Dec 10, 2011 initial construction started in 2006 and in august 2011 the gautrain opened its doors to the public.
Jensen said the project was still within its original budget, noting that r25. For people on the move plan your trip, view schedules, fares and bus information and even reload your card. It was noted that the gautrain was aimed at alleviating the severe traffic congestion on the freeway between pretoria and johannesburg, as the traffic volumes were growing at 7% per year. As construction on south africa s rapid rail link, known as the gautrain, has moved northwards from johannesburg to pretoria, engineers from around the world have worked smartly to overcome the challenges thrown up by different geological conditions along the route. The gautrain have 24 train sets, comprising four cars each, which is equal to 96 rail cars. Gautrain power systems abb powers the gautrain express equipment and knowhow critical in contract win. Construction methods the superstructure for viaduct v5c was constructed using the matchcast segmental construction method. The gautrain management agency gma has partnered with bookboon to make professional and business ebooks available. Gautrain is an 80 kilometre mass rapid transit railway system in gauteng, south africa, which links johannesburg, pretoria, ekhuruleni and o. Applying the work breakdown structure to the project. Jan 05, 2010 the information was then revised on an ongoing basis while the construction was underway, so that the correct techniques could be applied to each area. Mar 01, 2017 gautrain is an 80 kilometre mass rapid transit railway system in gauteng, south africa, which links johannesburg, pretoria, ekhuruleni and o. The gautrain management agency briefed the committee on the current situation on the gautrain project. The gautrain is implemented as a ppp in terms of treasury regulation 16 of the pfma.
He enquired whether there would be any skills transfer from. The trip averages between 1hr to 1hr 30min by car, depending on the time of day. For more information on the gold card as well as other things to know regarding using the gautrain, such as parking, operating hours and costs involved, see our guide to using the gautrain. During the football world cup, gautrain exceeded all expectations by ferrying well over 100 000 passengers and on 22nd september 2010, the rapidrail system celebrated carrying its onemillionth train passenger gautrain management system gautrain infrastructure running on rails with help from wonderware. The information was then revised on an ongoing basis while the construction was underway, so that the correct techniques could be applied.
This report on the building and construction materials sector was initiated by the dti and the. Construction planning and scheduling is one of the important tool in a construction project. Design and construction of the gautrain rapid rail link. It takes just under 40 minutes to travel between pretoria and johannesburg with the gautrain if you were driving yourself it would. Pdf impact of the gautrain on property development. The building and construction materials sector, challenges cidb. Quick, clean and efficient, the gautrain offers commuters the opportunity to skip heavy traffic and seamlessly glide to and from work. Cn requires 12 existing track all or some of the old ballast layer becomes new. It provides passengers with fast, efficient and safe transportation. The construction management it may refer to the contractual arrangement under which is a firm supplies construction management service to an owner.
Every construction project involve with a lot of activities which need to be planned and schedule properly to ensure the completion of the project. The gautrain project 1 the development of the first rapid. The gautrain project consists of the gautrain rapid rail link gautrain, which is a stateoftheart rapid rail network operating in gauteng. Gautrain will bring a modern railway route to the area and with its connection to johannesburg international airport and stations in densely populated commuter areas, will become an. Abb group in south africa and the technologysolutions. The 15km of tunnels were constructed with two main techniques, either boring or explosives, depending on the geology. What makes the gautrain such a great alternative to driving is the fact that it travels at 160 km per hour. The rail connection comprises of 10 stations 4 underground with 15. Gautrain is an 80kilometre mass rapid transit railway system under construction. We discuss safe building entry procedures, setting the priority for repairs, and we give more detailed building. The purpose of this collection of project management templates, project management checklists and tips is to plan, implement and manage projects professionally which of course includes also itil implementation projects the documents are designed to provide practical support for anyone assigned to do the actual project work. It is widely used for the construction of long viaducts in other parts of the world. The gautrain system is an integrated transport system, linking 3 metropolitan areas johannesburg, pretoria and ekurhuleni. The objective of the history book was to overcome the perceived boringness of history by making the book interactive.
To add to this, all service authorities in dubai require a no objection certificate noc. The core objective of this study was to analyse the impact of three gautrain stations on real estate in the city of johannesburg, looking specifically at how the sandton, rosebank and midrand. To explain, there are many project management tools and techniques that use the wbs or its components as input pmbok guidethird edition, chapter 5, section 5. Limited space and relocation of main services and utility lines complicate matters even further. The paper deals with the process followed, the broad concept of the project and some background motivation for the project. In light of the existing widespread advocacy for tod, the newness of the gautrain project in south africa, and the subsequent implementation of the tod concept at station areas, this paper investigates the impact of the tod concept on property development in the case of the gautrain. Abb technology solutions 12009 5 the contract to design, supply, install, test, commission and provide documentation for electrical substations providing power to the gautrain rapid rail link was awarded to abb south africa in december 2006.
It takes 15 minutes to travel from sandton to or tambo international airport on the gautrain and 35 minutes from pretoria in tshwane to park. From a civil engineering perspective, two aspects of the project stand out particularly for their innovation in design and construction. Bouygues travaux publics a subsidiary of bouygues construction, as a memberof the bombela consortium 1, has handed over the first section of the gautrain rail link, a few days ahead of the start of the football world cup. Gautrain rapid rail project programme risk advisor. Mar 18, 2010 construction of above ground railway at centurion pretoria south africa.
Joburg a childens book about the gautrain has been launched to promote reading and educate children on the gautrain as a. Engineering books pdf, download free books related to engineering and many more. New construction or reconstruction generally, half of overall ballast depth should be highest quality available 6 minimum depth for subballast arema railroads may have own minimums e. Connecting two main cities, the gautrain has brought about a safe and convenient means of travel that has changed the way in which south africans view the public transport system as a whole. To travel on the gautrain, you will need the gautrain gold card. Gautrain was developed as a publicprivate partnership ppp project, involving private sector funding, consultancy and construction. In addition, the interior of the carts is kept very clean, with eating and drinking being strictly forbidden to. Public transport in south africa is being transformed with the advent of the 77 km gautrain rapid rail link in gauteng. The editorial team of the gautrain history book tried to avoid this connotation with an exciting project like gautrain, hence the interactive approach to this publication.
Construction of above ground railway at centurion pretoria south africa. The gautrain prefeasibility study was initiated in 1998 and completed in 1999, and gauteng premier mbhazima shilowa announced the gautrain rapid rail link project in february 2000. The gma report gives the gautrains total cost as r30. With a dedicated gautrain bus service and convenient dropoff and parkandride facilities to help you get to the stations, using the gautrain is easypeasy. The construction group has vowed to try to recover the extra costs. Therefore the study on construction planning and scheduling must be conduct to. Gma gautrain phase 1 expansion development bank of. These are the sixspan balanced cantilever viaducts over the n1 and. The purpose of this collection of project management templates, project management checklists and tips is to plan, implement and manage projects professionally which of course includes also itil implementation projects. New book teaches children about the gautrain midrand. This paper is one of four papers at this conference dealing with the gautrain project. Sep 06, 2016 gautrain passengers can now download free online books for the next 12 months.
The gautrain is south africas biggest and most ambitious public transport project yet. They are certainly major factors in cut slope stability and in. He enquired whether there would be any skills transfer from the french company to south africans. The gautrain construction project was divided into two phases. According to the state of the south african construction industry report published in 2012, the value of the construction industry in south africa was r34 billion which translated into a contribution of just over 3% to the gdp industry insight, 2012. The gauteng provincial government gpg undertook the gautrain project, which was constructed between 2007 and 2010, commencing with partial operation in 2010 and full operation in 2012. Two fullcolour, hardcovered books chart the challenges and adventures faced by british civil engineers and construction contractors from the great engineering advances of victorian times, as builders of canals in the late18 th century to present day construction of infrastructure from roads and railways, sea works and flood defences, water.
The gautrain project was the first project to implement this method of construction in south africa. The gautrain management agency gma has partnered with bookboon to make professional and business e books available. Registration books will be readily available at the ticketing office at all stations, or you can go to the. Five years ago, the idea of travelling from the centre of sandton to the or tambo international airport in 15 minutes was just a dream. This user guide is designed to help answer any questions that you may have about the gautrain system. In this report, the method of quality management of gautrain is explored to understand. For example, the wbs utilizes the project charter as its starting point. Gautrain passengers can now download free online books for the next 12 months.
The documents are designed to provide practical support for anyone assigned to do the actual project work. The industry was also found to be a major contributor to employment it employed. The construction of the gautrain rapid rail line encompasses the full spectrum of engineering disciplines. A repertoire of methods and techniques were used in conducting the traffic congestion and decongestion study in gja.
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