A High Court battle is underway over the proposed K148 road in Gauteng.

The road’s construction has been halted by an interdict, but the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport is appealing, with the hearing set for mid February.

Concerns include a reduced wetland buffer zone and failure to scope a sewerage plant.

Francois Nortjé is the Founder of NT55 Investments and Developer of the Port of Gauteng.

“The concern is, there’s a very sensitive wetland. It’s basically the flood plain of the Suikerbosrand nature reserve. Previous EIA’s recommended a 200 metre buffer there, it was reduced to 30 metres. When the EIA for the road was first approved in 2015, there was a 30 metre buffer, but they inexplicably only did the EIA for only seven properties, even though the road goes over 15 properties.”

Nortjé adds: “In the year 2000, when I threatened an interdict, they amended the application to add the seven properties. So, now if the road gets built, it can be built into what might be the most sensitive wetland in Gauteng.”

[LISTEN] A High Court battle is underway over the proposed K148 road in Gauteng. Francois Nortjé, Founder of NT55 Investments and Developer, has cited a number of abnormalities in the environmental approvals process

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