Trans African Concessions (TRAC) manages the TRAC N4 Route from the Solomon Mahlangu off-ramp in Tshwane, Gauteng, to the Maputo Port in Mozambique. This 570km-long toll road is a build, operate and transfer (BOT) and is also the only international toll concession in Southern Africa.
TRAC has a 30-year concession with the South African and Mozambican national roads agencies – SANRAL and ANE respectively – which was signed in 1997. As the concessionaire of the TRAC N4 Route (aka Maputo Corridor), TRAC has to develop, rehabilitate and maintain the road to world-class standards so to further stimulate trade and investment in the regions it serves – namely, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Mozambique.
This is made possible through funds generated from toll fees from the six mainline and four ramp plazas that TRAC manages and operates along the route. They are:
SOUTH AFRICA
Mainline Plazas
- Diamond Hill Plaza
- Middelburg Plaza
- Machado Plaza
- Nkomazi Plaza
Ramp plazas
- Ekandustria Ramp Plaza
- Valtaki Ramp Plaza
- Cullinan Ramp Plaza
- Donkerhoek Ramp Plaza
MOZAMBIQUE
Mainline Plazas
- Moamba Plaza
- Maputo Plaza
Continuous maintenance, expansion and rehabilitation of the Maputo Corridor will result in the South African and Mozambican governments (the legal owners of the road) being given back an essentially ‘new road’ at the end of the concession in 2028. The TRAC N4 Route has been designed to world-class standards with a focus on safety, convenience, and ease of travel. The route signage, road surface and road markings are of the highest quality to ensure motorists can travel with peace of mind. Safety is one of TRAC’s priorities and for this reason, we put immense effort into ensuring a safe road for all our road users. We monitor our road closely and take corrective action to improve road safety at prominent accident spots, working together with law enforcement authorities, emergency services and other stakeholders.
TRAC believes in being proactive and therefore also conducts daily route patrols. These are handled by TRAC’s road patrol and emergency response units, aptly called TRACAssist. These units, together with the TRAC 24-hour Helpdesk, are available 24/7/365 to assist road users with emergencies, incidents, or queries throughout the Maputo Corridor. TRAC has come a long way since its inception and, as the concessionaire responsible for the N4 Maputo Development Corridor, it focuses its efforts on communities, towns and organisations along the route. TRAC’s support of these entities is led by its corporate social investment (CSI) department, which focuses on six core upliftment portfolios, namely socio-economic development, road safety, environment, health and welfare, education and sports and culture. Given all the social challenges in the country and the world, improving people’s lives by investing in capital projects and the people themselves must take precedence over most things.
Developing an impactful CSI strategy and approach, with real potential to change people’s lives for the better, is critical to TRAC’s CSI success. As a company, we know that success in CSI relates directly to good corporate citizenship, and for this reason, we encourage our employees to adhere to moral and ethical practises in their everyday lives as this positively influences the quality of the projects they are a part of.
TRAC’s supporting role to the communities along the 570km route has been praised and accoladed over the years. One of its most recent awards is the prestigious 2022 KLCBT President’s Award which was presented to the company by the Kruger Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism in Mpumalanga.
“TRAC is proud of the pivotal role it plays in supporting community development,” says TRAC’s CSI executive manager Adri Fourie.
“By doing so, we not only make an immediate difference in people’s lives, we also lay the foundation for a better future,” ,” she adds.
