The Civil Engineering Contractor January 2019 | Page 5

30 Profile 1 Comment
Connecting communities with opportunities 4 Policymakers
6 Project owners
8 Consultants
10 Contractors on site
12 Infra Africa
14 World news
16 On site
20 This is civil engineering
22 Technology
28 Insight
30 Profile
34 Project alerts
36 Thought leaders
38 Business intel
40 Supply chain
Award-winning Grayston Pedestrian Bridge connects 10 000
people a day with work opportunities. Leader of this bridge team
was Darryl Klassen, structural engineer: Transport & Planning:
Africa at Royal HaskoningDHV.
“Pedestrian bridges are a lot of fun and really
give designers a great chance to evaluate the site
conditions and come up with the most appropriate
design. They also provide more opportunities to
enhance the aesthetic flair of the bridge. ”
38 Business intel
Wishing you a better new year!
In Q3 2018, the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index registered a
rock-bottom level of 29, and revealed a particularly sharp drop in
subcontractor confidence. Does this leave much hope for 2019?
“Our most recent survey of members suggests that
in 2019, we may face a gradual upswing, following
the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa of
the establishment of a R400-billion infrastructure
fund, which recognises the place of infrastructure to
support that.”
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