Civil Engineering September 2021 | Vol 29 No 8

Civil Engineering September 2021 41 SITE VISIT TO THE JOHANNESBURG INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE The SAICE Transport Division, in association with UrbanSoup Architects and Urban Designers and Enza Construction, facilitated a site visit for the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Civil Student Society to the near-complete Johannesburg International Transport Interchange – one of the biggest transport exchange facilities in South Africa. The Interchange is a minibus taxi and bus holding facility for long-distance routes, including interprovincial and cross-border travel. The facility has a holding capacity for 600 minibus taxis (21-seater) and will include small retail shops and food outlets. Fare collection will be done using a ticketing system and slots will be managed using number plate and face recognition software. The SAICE Transport Division is committed to en- riching the industry through the spreading of knowledge. Civil engineering students are the future of the industry, and it is with this in mind that the division acknowledges the need to provide students with as many learning op- portunities as possible. The division identified the need to provide university students with access to transport- related construction sites to see how theory is put into practice and to expose them to the different specialist fields in transport engineering. The excursion was thoroughly enjoyed by students and was hosted by Sabata Malope from the SAICE Transport Division, Ray Harli from UrbanSoup Architects and Urban Designers and attended by the University of Johannesburg Civil Engineering Head of Department Prof. Megersa Dinka and senior lecturers Deon Kruger and Jannes Bester. “Our members really enjoyed the visit and learnt a lot. A huge thank you to the SAICE Transport Division, UrbanSoup Architects and all the relevant parties that made our site visit a success”. – Masilo Monobe, UJ Civil Student Society The UJ Civil Society with UJ Civil Engineering HOD Prof. Megersa Dinka, Jannes Bester (UJ), Deon Kruger (UJ), Ray Harli (UrbanSoup) and Sabata Malope (SAICE Transport Division) UrbanSoup representative Ray Harli explaining the site tour procedures SAICE Transport Division representative Sabata Malope with some of the UJ Civil Student Society members