11 December 2007
Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa will on Thursday, 13 December 2007, address
all the stakeholders, including members of the public, MECs and the media
during the commissioning and naming ceremony of Gautrain Tunnel Boring Machine
(TBM).
Among the dignitaries who will be in attendance are Public Transport, Roads
and Works MEC Ignatius Jacobs; Finance and Economic Affairs MEC Paul Mashatile;
Local Government MEC Qedani Mahlangu and Gautrain Project Manager Jack van der
Merwe.
The arrival of the Tunnel Boring Machine in October 2007 received enormous
interest from the public, media, specialist engineers, employers and the
project owners. The state-of-art Tunnel Boring Machine â the largest piece of
equipment (106 metres long and 6,8 metres diameter) â is built specifically for
the Gautrain Project and is expected to speed up the construction process
thereof.
Details are as follows:
Date: Thursday, 13 December 2007
Time: 12h00
Venue: Gautrain Rosebank Station
For more information contact:
Barbara Jensen
Gauteng Rapid Rail Link Project
Cell: 083 600 4862
Simon Zwane
Office of the Premier
Tel: 011 355 6036
Cell: 082 551 9892
Issued by: Office of the Premier, Gauteng Provincial Government
11 December 2007
