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Construction work on the upgrading of the N2 between Grahamstown and the Fish River is due to start in April.
South African National Roads Agency Limited PR and Communications Manager Michelle Ah Shene has told Metrominute that the work will be implemented in three phases.
She adds that it is estimated that the implementation of all three phases of the project will take between six and seven years to complete.
She says that the construction cost for the full upgrade of the 47 kilometre stretch is estimated at R850 million.
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