The Pietermaritzburg High Court will on Monday begin hearings into the validity of a legal challenge brought by construction group Grinaker-LTA

The upgrade is only in its planning phase and the municipality this week made a call for proposals for the upgrading and management of the Oudtshoorn airport.

Construction is under way at SA's largest airport

ACSA says work on all its projects at Johannesburg International Airport is in full swing and it is confident that by 2009 all the construction work will have been completed

The King Shaka International Airport at La Mercy will be operational in 2010’s first quarter, when the current facility, Durban International Airport, will be decommissioned.

CONSTRUCTION company Group Five is concerned that a shortage of skills in the construction industry may negatively affect the massive infrastructure roll-out planned in SA over the next few years.

For companies involved in the design and construction of airports, there are planned projects and new investments to upgrade airports in the region

Acsa said yesterday it was likely to exceed its planned five-year infrastructure development budget of R3,6bn and was in discussions with its shareholders to seek additional funds

The Airports Company SA (Acsa) would spend R3.8 billion upgrading terminals, runways, and security and rescue services at its 10 local airports, chief executive Monhla Hlahla said yesterday.

The Airports Company of SA (Acsa) has projected expenditure of R2,7bn for infrastructure improvement and expansion for the period 2002-2007, Acting Transport Minister Jeff Radebe said yesterday.