Johannesburg Rail Link Project Delayed

The South African high-speed rail project linking Johannesburg with the airport will not be completed by the end of 2010 due to budget delays.

November 15, 2009 11:08 am | Last Update: August 9, 2015 11:13 am

South Africa’s ongoing high-speed rail project to link the airport with Johannesburg will not be ready by the time the city hosts the World Cup next year, officials have said.

The $3.5bn Gautrain project to link Johannesburg, Pretoria and the airport was expected to ferry visitors from the airport to the commercial centre during the tournament, which will run from 11 June to 11 July 2010.
The project, under construction for three years, is now scheduled to finish in October next year.
The Bombela Consortium, which is carrying out the project, demanded an additional $180m to meet the June deadline, but the government refused.

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