The developer of a private inland port in southern Gauteng, known as Distribution Junxion Port of Gauteng, has initiated legal action against the provincial administration in a bid to prevent it from implementing road infrastructure developments required to facilitate the construction of a competitor public-private partnership inland port, known as the Tambo-Springs Logistics Gateway.
Both proposed developments are located within close proximity to the main freight corridor between Durban and Johannesburg, including the N3 highway and Transnet’s Natcor railway line, and are being proposed as a way of improving freight logistics in Gauteng and reducing road congestion in and around Johannesburg.
In its applications, NT55 Investments is challenging the PWV13 realignment, Gazetted in 2017, on irrationality and procedural grounds. The realignment is necessary for Tambo-Springs to have its township approval Gazetted.
