The Committee visited the African Renaissance Road Upgrading Programme (ARRUP). This was a road construction site with 33 kilometers to be surfaced by the end of the project. At the time of the visit, 16.08 km had been surfaced by emerging contractors from the Vukuzakhe Programme. The road surfacing was taking place in an agricultural area which meant that there was an extensive use of the road by heavy vehicles such as trucks. A total of 1 379 job opportunities had been created with 96 161 person days created. The Committee was informed that 45 contracts had been awarded to emerging contractors ranging between grade 1 and grade 6. It was reported that the consultants responsible for the project met with the DoT on a monthly basis.