The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) will invest over R76 million in seven new contracts to benefit local communities that live around the N2 Wild Coast Road Project in the Eastern Cape Province. Updating local stakeholders on progress undertaken on the project – which included officials from municipalities, traditional leadership, business associations, SMMEs and community members – Craig McLachlan, SANRAL’s Project Manager on the N2 Wild Coast Road Project, said a total amount of R278m has been paid to over 100 local SMMEs including 28 suppliers, 52 service providers and 27 sub-contractors, that are currently undertaking work on the Msikaba Bridge project alone.