OR Tambo and Cape Town International Airports will undergo major upgrades and facelifts in the next few years.
According to Transport Minister, Dipuo Peters, the refurbishment and redevelopment of Terminal A at OR Tambo will cost R448 million with construction expected to begin in February next year and completed in October 2020. A baggage carousel will be built at the terminal, with construction projected to start in January next year and completed in June 2019.
The construction of remote apron stands at OR Tambo will cost R1,58 billion and the enablement work for these stands will cost an additional R159 million. Construction is projected to start in June 2020 and be completed in June 2023.
At Cape Town International Airport, a new realigned runway and associated taxiways will cost around R3,18 billion. A preliminary design has been accepted and an environmental impact assessment approval is being awaited. Construction is scheduled to start in July and be completed in December 2021.
Construction of a new domestic arrival terminal at Cape Town, which has been on hold since April 2012, has been approved and is currently being prepared for tender stages. Construction is expected to start in March 2018 and be completed by April 2020.
In addition, Terminal 2 at Cape Town will be redeveloped with construction scheduled to begin in March 2018 with completion in September 2022. A new boarding gate and departure lounge will be added in a R100 million project that is due to start in March next year and be completed in October 2020.
“Capital investment programmes across Airports Company South Africa were defined primarily to address refurbishment and replacement requirements of existing infrastructure and also to provide new or additional capacity,” said Dipuo.
