Basic Assessment Report - SRK

Basic Assessment Report(a)the property on which or location where it is proposed to undertake the activityTwo sites were identified by ACSA for the construction of a PFS at the KSIA. ACSA’s preferred site (Figures 1 and 2, E1) is located on the north-eastquadrant of Dube Boulevard/King Shaka Drive/ Dube Avenue intersection, whilst ACSA’s alternative site (Figure 1 and 2, E2) is located in the north-westquadrant of Dube Boulevard/King Shaka Drive/ Dube Avenue intersection. The preferred site (E1) is considered by ACSA to be the most desirable in terms ofthe bio-physical and socio-economic constraints and opportunities of the area.Eight further alternative sites were identified by the JV Company 1 and their consultants, Virtual Buro, as appointed by Dube TradePort (DTP) on behalf of theJV Company.These JV sites together with the ACSA sites (10 sites) were investigated by Aurecon SA (Pty) Ltd. (Aurecon), on behalf of ACSA, with the purpose of theinvestigation being to consider and rank the sites according to traffic related criteria for a PFS within an airport precinct with a view to arriving at onerecommended site (Appendix D).The location of the sites considered is as follows (Figure 1 and 2):• Site A1 is situated to the north of Dube Boulevard quite close to the N2;• Site A2 is situated to the south of Dube Boulevard quite close to the N2;• Site B1 is situated to the south of Dube Boulevard roughly midway between the N2 and King Shaka Drive;• Site B2 is situated to the south of Dube Boulevard just west of site B1;• Site C1 is situated in the south-east quadrant of the Dube Boulevard/ King Shaka Drive/ Dube Avenue intersection;• Site C2 is situated in the south-west quadrant of the Dube Boulevard/ King Shaka Drive/ Dube Avenue intersection;• Site D1 is situated close to the R102, somewhat to the south of the existing intersection with Dube Boulevard;• Site D2 is situated close to the R102, immediately to the south of the existing intersection with Dube Boulevard;• Site E1 (ACSA’s preferred site) is situated in the north-east quadrant of the Dube Boulevard/ King Shaka Drive/ Dube Avenue intersection; and• Site E2 (ACSA’s alternative site) is situated in the north-west quadrant of the Dube Boulevard/ King Shaka Drive/ Dube Avenue intersection.1 The JV Company is a joint venture between ACSA and DTP.Department of Agriculture,Environmental Affairs & RuralDevelopment, KwaZulu-NatalBasic Assessment Report 2010Version 2: August 2010Page 12 of 46