Gautrain 65% Complete, According to Officials

The development of the Gautrain regional rail system is about 65% complete, according to train officials. One segment had been planned for completion by the 2010 World Cup, but it is now unclear whether that portion will be complete in time.

[Gautrain Management Authority chief executive officer Jack] Van der Merwe said that 14km of the 15km of tunnelling has been completed and that 25 percent of the track-laying has been done.

The bulk of the civil works has been completed.

Van der Merwe said an announcement would be made next month on whether the OR Tambo to Sandton route would be complete two weeks before the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

Gautrain construction is 65% done - managers
Independent Online
July 2, 2009