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eThekwini MunicipalityOUTER WEST CORRIDOR STUDY &

CATO RIDGE LOCAL AREA PLANS

GRAHAM MULLER ASSOCIATES CONSORTIUM

OUTER WEST CORRIDOR STUDY

CATO RIDGE LOCAL AREA PLAN & PRECINCT PLANS

PRESENTATION TO DURBAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY Tuesday, 11th December 2012


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Presentation Outline:

1. Introduction Project Context

2. Opportunities and Constraints

Socio-Economic

Environmental Analysis

Bulk Infrastructure

Transport & Traffic Infrastructure

3. Cato Ridge Local Area Plan & Precinct Plans

4. Summary of Issues and Constraints

2INTRODUCTION


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INTRODUCTION & PROJECT CONTEXT


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NATIONAL, PROVINCIAL & REGIONAL CONTEXT

Cato Ridge and the Outer West Corridor are

strategically located on the N3 national routebetween eThekwini Municipality and

Mkhambathini Municipality and close to

Pietermaritzburg.

Cato Ridge offers potential space for industry and

logistics and benefits uniquely from its positioning

astride both the N3 national route and the

NATCOR railway line.

The area could respond to increasing demand for

industrial land in eThekwini Municipality and

serve to better integrate the economies of

eThekwini, Mkhambathini and Msunduzi

Municipalities

METRO & LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT

Back of Port area serious pressures (new roads,

railways and truck routes) and space (logistics); Western suburbs are growing rapidly

Areas to north and to the south of Shongweni and

Mpumalanga comprise largely traditional rural

settlements

The area exhibits substantial tourism and

recreational potential,

Mpumalanga township is expanding and upgrading,

Revitalisation and growth of the Hammarsdale

industrial area is anticipated,

The Shongweni node around the N3 and M4

intersections is to be developed further

Revitalisation and growth of the Cato Ridge industrial

area is already evident

Areas consist of traditional rural settlements

Valuable agricultural activities along the N3 areexpected to remain


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PURPOSE OF THE CATO RIDGE LAP

produce a plan that will inform: industrial development in Cato

Ridge/Harrison Flats.

Commercial & Residential expansion

in Cato Ridge Town Centre

infrastructure required to sustain the

proposed activities

To develop the Cato Ridge Town Centre

and Industrial area comprehensively

To develop various land use scenarios

FUTURE POSSIBILITIES:

This is a 20 year set of plans

A large site in the Harrison Flats

area is reserved as a possible

future landfill site for the Metro

The intermodal hub remains a

possibility and has been

accommodated within the plan.


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OPPORTUNITIES &

CONSTRAINTS


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N3

R103

MR385

N3 and

NATCOR Rail topmb and

Gauteng

Rail to

DBN Port

Future land reserved

for landfill (100yrs)

OPPORTUNITIES


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GRAHAM MULLER ASSOCIATES CONSORTIUM SOCIO-ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES &CONSTRAINTS

KEY ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTSKEY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES

Employment creation for the local populations at

KwaXimba, Fredville & south across the valley at

Mpumalanga;

Provision of land for development which, at a metropolitan

scale, is required in the long term for

o Large manufacturers;

o Service & light industry;

o Logistics & distribution.

The Cato Ridge area presents one of the only immediate

opportunities to release significant amounts of industrial

land with site sizes in excess of 5,000 m2;

Large areas of topographically suitable land, much of it

currently zoned industrial;

The possibility to exploit the national road & rail routes that

intersect in the area.

The study area serves as a gateway to the Valley of 1000

Hills, the Msini resort at Nagle Dam & hosts existing

successful tourism & recreational businesses in the

Craiglea area.

Inadequate existing road capacity to support

meaningful development at Cato Ridge in the

medium to long term;

Inadequate bulk infrastructure (particularly waste

water treatment & electricity) to support any

meaningful development in Cato Ridge;

Large land owners (historically speaking) not

releasing their land for sale to 3rd party private

developers;

Acute environmental concerns with respect to bio-

diversity, critical habitats & water catchments that

must be balanced against any form of

development.

Need to preserve & support tourism and

recreational service development which has the

potential to employ large numbers of unskilled

people from surrounding communities.

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ENVIRONMENTAL

ANALYSIS

OUTER WEST CORRIDOR STUDY &


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AREAS OF VARYING BIODIVERSITYIMPORTANCE INCLUDING CORRIDORS

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 10

WATERSHED



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GRAHAM MULLER ASSOCIATES CONSORTIUMINFRASTRUCTURE PLAN



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INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRAINTS

INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN 12

Umgeni Catchment Ridge Line

Slopes steeper than 1 : 3

Rivers and Flood Lines

Environmental Value

Sewer 1 Requires pumping

Sewer 2 Requires pumping

and is also north of the ridge

line

Sewer 3 Gravity type 0 but

north of ridge line



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PROPOSED CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE

INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN 13

Sewer Pump Stations

Sewer Gravity systems

Storm water systems and

attenuation devises

Water networks



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GRAHAM MULLER ASSOCIATES CONSORTIUMTRAFFIC & TRANSPORT



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GRAHAM MULLER ASSOCIATES CONSORTIUM TRANSPORT

INTRODUCTION

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PhaseTotal GLA

(m2)Road Infrastructure

Additional RoadInfrastructure

Existing 340,687 NA Widening of bridge over the

N3 at the HammarsdaleInterchange

Upgrade of HammarsdaleInterchange to signals

Phase 1 537,310

Link 4-3, 8-1, 10-1 and 10-2

Signalisation of EddieHagan Drive/94042 TRK

Phase 2 638,134

Link 3-1

Signalisation of EddieHagan Drive/R103 and

Eddie Hagan Drive/Link 3-1intersections

New interchange and linkroad for the N3

Widening of the N3 to fourlanes per direction between

the Peacevale and CatoRidge Interchanges

Upgrade of the Cato Ridgeinterchange to signals

Widening of theMR385/R103 to two lanes

per direction from theDoornrug Road intersection

to the eastbound on-slip

Signalisation of the DunbarDrive/R103 intersection

Phase 3 850,597

Link 1-1

Signalisation of EddieHagan Drive/65301TRK and

Eddie HaganDrive/Drakensberg Street

intersections

Phase 4 999,432 Link 2-1Upgrade of the R103 to twolanes per direction betweenthe eastbound on-slip and

Eddie Hagan Drive

Phase 5 1,049,418

Link 7-4

Construction of intersectionon the link road

Phase 6 1,188,427 Link 7-3



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ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSED AREAS

16TRANSPORT

Existing

Short Term

Medium Term

Long Term

PhaseTotal GLA






Phase 1 537,310

Link 4-3, 8-1, 10-1 and 10-2


Phase 2 638,134

Link 3-1











Phase 3 850,597

Link 1-1



intersections


Eddie Hagan Drive

Phase 5 1,049,418

Link 7-4


Phase 6 1,188,427 Link 7-3



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17TRANSPORT

Existing

Short Term

Medium Term

Long Term

PhaseTotal GLA






Phase 1 537,310

Link 4-3, 8-1, 10-1 and 10-2


Phase 2 638,134

Link 3-1











Phase 3 850,597

Link 1-1



intersections


Eddie Hagan Drive

Phase 5 1,049,418

Link 7-4


Phase 6 1,188,427 Link 7-3



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18TRANSPORT

Existing

Short Term

Medium Term

Long Term

PhaseTotal GLA



Existing 340,687 NA Widening of bridge over theN3 at the Hammarsdale

Interchange


Phase 1 537,310

Link 4-3, 8-1, 10-1 and 10-2


Phase 2 638,134

Link 3-1











Phase 3 850,597

Link 1-1



intersections


Eddie Hagan Drive

Phase 5 1,049,418

Link 7-4


Phase 6 1,188,427 Link 7-3



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19TRANSPORT

Existing

Short Term

Medium Term

Long Term

PhaseTotal GLA



Existing 340,687 NA Widening of bridge over theN3 at the Hammarsdale

Interchange


Phase 1 537,310

Link 4-3, 8-1, 10-1 and 10-2


Phase 2 638,134

Link 3-1











Phase 3 850,597

Link 1-1



intersections


Eddie Hagan Drive

Phase 5 1,049,418

Link 7-4


Phase 6 1,188,427 Link 7-3



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eThekwini Municipality CATO RIDGE LOCAL AREA PLANS


OUTER WEST CORRIDOR, CATO RIDGE

LOCAL AREA PLAN & PRECINCT PLANS



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GRAHAM MULLER ASSOCIATES CONSORTIUM 21

OUTER WEST CORRIDORCONCEPTUAL SPATIAL FRAMEWORK

Location of major general industrial areas

Extending ultimately also to south of N3

Maintenance of agricultural usage

Upgrading of surrounding rural development

Integrating major open space corridors

Upgrading village

Growth depending on economic development

Improved access and services

More efficient development

Limiting environmental impact

Economic / social upliftment

Village growth aligned with

Industrial development

New N3 interchange and access

Existing and zoned industrial

Proposed additional industrial

Pot. Future intermodal hub

Environmental protection zone

Rural residential


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CATO RIDGE INDUSTRIAL PRECINCT PLAN

Informed by CR LAP

Site-specific dev. guidance

Existing / existing zoned industrial

Industry with min. addit.

Infrastructure

Industry with major addit.

Infrastructure

Pot. future inter-modal hub

Pot. future landfill site

Small mixed use node

Agriculture

Rural residential

Significant conservation area

Limitations posed by sensitive

environment severe topography,

Umgeni catchment


Natcor Railway Line

Intermodal Hub &

supporting logistics

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GRAHAM MULLER ASSOCIATES CONSORTIUM 23CATO RIDGE LOCAL AREA PLAN & PRECINCT PLANS

CATO RIDGE VILLAGEPRECINCT PLAN

Upgrading exist.

development

Some residential infill

Some residential

growth

Variety of densities

New community

centre

Additional local

amenities

Additional

commercial / busin. Environmental

considerations

Retaining existing

agriculture

Retaining existing

golf course

Improving structure

and legibility

Relocation truck stop

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Phase Land Released Estimated Cost (based on2010)

Short 39ha Industrial R287 millionMedium 40ha Industrial R526 million

Long 40ha Industrial R143.2 million

PHASING AND ASSOCIATED COST

16 995m commercial/business in total

12 000m facility in total



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SUMMARY OF ISSUES AND

CONSTRAINTS




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ISSUES AND CONSTRAINTS

Has tracts of industrial zoned land with

relatively large site sizes available for

development.

Is well located in terms of the road and railnetworks

Could provide much needed industrial land in

eThekwini and provide a means to

accommodate the growing pressures from the

Port development

Development is dependent on service provision.

Environmental Constraints

Funding Constraints

Impact of other development along N3 on Cato

Ridge

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