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Public Meeting Agenda

Public Meeting Agenda. PUBLIC MEETING Welcome & introductions Presentation Questions of clarification Open discussion Summary & closure.

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Public Meeting Agenda

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  1. Public Meeting Agenda • PUBLIC MEETING • Welcome & introductions • Presentation • Questions of clarification • Open discussion • Summary & closure

  2. Public Meeting:Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Proposed Upgrade of the Transnet Railway Line between Hotazel, the Port of Ngqura and Port Elizabeth Place: Date: Time: Presented by ERM Southern Africa

  3. Outline of the Presentation • Purpose of the public meeting • Project background & motivation • Project description • EIA process • Potential issues and opportunities • Specialist studies • Way forward

  4. Purpose of the Public Meeting • Public participation is an essential part of the EIA process. • The public meeting is one of numerous opportunities for stakeholders to become involved in the EIA. • We are here to share information about the project. • We would like to hear your views and concerns.

  5. Project Background: ERM’s Involvement • Appointed to conduct a High Level Screening Study – Feb 2008 • Screened for ‘Key Risks’ • Identified issues that would require further study/ investigation during the EIA incl. • Ecology • Traffic • Land issues • Stakeholder engagement • Appointed to undertake EIA in April 2008 – broader project scope Old station building at Golden Valley, Eastern Cape, Feb. 2008

  6. Project Background: Project Team Transnet Freight Rail ex Spoornet Transnet Capital Projects Port of Ngqura Development R&H Railway Consultants Railway Engineers HMGJV Project consultants/engineers ERM Environmental Consultants Specialist Specialist Specialist

  7. Manganese trains Container trains Project Background: Motivation Gauteng • Demand for increased container traffic capacity to service the new container terminal, Port of Ngqura – operational in 3rd quarter of 2009 • Global increase in demand for manganese ore Hotazel De Aar Port of Port Elizabeth (current) Port of Ngqura (future)

  8. Project Description: The Loops Upgrade & construction of 29 Loops (25 existing; 4 new) – 23 in E. Cape, 6 in N. Cape In the figure, No. 1 represents the main railway track and No. 2 represents the passing loop.

  9. Project Description: Additional Infrastructure • Upgrade of 5 yards – Beaconsfield &, Ronaldsvlei (both near Kimberley), Postmasburg, Mamathwane & Hotazel • New Traction Substation at Emil • Refurbishment of an existing second line between Kimberley and De Aar • Existing and new borrow pits Existing loop at Barkly Bridge, Eastern Cape, Feb. 2008

  10. Project Description: Construction Phase Activities • 8 Labour camps (typically 50mX 50m in size and fenced) • Addo, Kommadagga, Visrivier, Rosmead, Hanover Road, Kimberley, Posmasburg & Hotazel • Water - sourced locally or trucked in. Boreholes may be drilled • Electricity - will be provided by mobile generator • Site equipment – front-end loader, bulldozer, flat bed lorry, concrete mixer, drills, etc. • With approval from DEAT, construction expected to begin around Aug. 2009) • Jobs during construction (per 6 – 9 loop sites): • Skilled labour = ~75 people (sourced nationally) • Unskilled labour = ~100 people (sourced locally)

  11. EIA Process: Regulatory Requirements • Primary Listed Activity: 1(s) of R387 - construction of railway lines and associated infrastructure • Other listed activities related to construction of roads, establishment/ use of borrow pits, fuel storage, etc • Other permit requirements – borrow pits (DME) & water abstraction (DWAF) • Agreement has been reached with DEAT that two (2) applications be submitted to allow the most urgent components of this project to be expedited.

  12. EIA Process: Flow Diagram Key milestone dates: Draft Scoping Report out for public comment – earlyOctober ’08 Final Scoping Report submitted to DEAT – mid November ’08 Draft Environmental Impact Report compiled – January ‘09 we are here

  13. Potential Issues & Opportunities to Date

  14. The Specialists • Noise – Jongens Keet Associates • Vibration – Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering , University of Pretoria • Archaeology/Cultural Heritage – Archaic Heritage Project Management • Air quality – uMoya-NILU Consulting (Pty) Ltd • Traffic – ITS Engineers • Ecology – Natural Scientific Services

  15. Way Forward • Next steps in the EIA process: • Gather all public comments for input into the Draft Scoping Report by 19 September 2008 • Record of public meetings to be distributed to all Interested and Affected Parties by 12 September 2008 • Anticipated start date for the Impact Assessment Phase -January 2009 • The final Environmental Impact Report would be submitted to DEAT for approval by endApril 2009

  16. Contact Information • Sekena Masoet ERM Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd Silverwood House, Block A, Steenberg Office Park, Steenberg, 7945 Tel: 021-702 9100 Fax: 021-701 7900 Email: Sekena.Masoet@erm.com Web address: www.erm.com/transneteia

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