The Site Waterfall City is highly accessible , located adjacent to the Allandale Road exit of the N1 Highway , the first free-flow intersection of its size in Africa . The Mall holds prime position in the tailor-made 330ha new city that embraces integrated living , with shops , offices , homes , hotels , a hospital , light industry and the all-important lifestyle and leisure components . The precinct master plan ’ s urban design seeks to promote an integrated live-workplay environment .
The developer undertook major roads upgrades around the development to make it easy for shoppers to arrive at Mall of Africa ’ s 26 entrances .
Challenges Construction began in October 2012 , providing a construction period of just 42 months for this development , which included 12 months for bulk earthworks . The sheer magnitude of the project and the limited construction period for completion posed an interesting challenge . The structural engineer and the architects needed to stay ahead of the contractor with design and construction documentation . There were various teams on site pouring concrete slabs at a rate of up to 40,000m 2 per month .
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