1.0SMEChttps://smec-archive.ns41.momentumdns.com/sz/Fletcher Rosshttps://smec-archive.ns41.momentumdns.com/sz/author/fletcher/Upgrading the N1 route | SMECrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="phgwJJ6cdM"><a href="https://smec-archive.ns41.momentumdns.com/sz/project/upgrading-the-n1-route/">Upgrading the N1 route</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://smec-archive.ns41.momentumdns.com/sz/project/upgrading-the-n1-route/embed/#?secret=phgwJJ6cdM" width="600" height="338" title="“Upgrading the N1 route” — SMEC" data-secret="phgwJJ6cdM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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One of the most important routes in the country, South Africa’s N1 runs from Cape Town through Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Polokwane to Beit Bridge on the border with Zimbabwe. With construction dating back to the 1970s, the 43km stretch from Ventersburg to Kroonstad urgently required complete reconstruction.https://smec-archive.ns41.momentumdns.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Upgrading-the-N1-route.jpg2400800