Construction of the building began in July 2012 and is expected to be completed by June 2014. Additional infrastructure spending over the MTEF period includes R20 million for the Oceans and Coasts programme laboratory infrastructure to ensure occupational health and safety compliance; R150 million to SANBI to upgrade the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden education centre, facilities and equipment; R70 million to upgrade equipment, facilities and infrastructure at iSimangaliso; R390 million to upgrade roads, equipment and infrastructure at SANParks; and R50 million for high performance computers for SAWS.