But Jooste says the community is not open to the idea due to misinformation.
“It will ease the traffic, for anyone who uses, shares or is in close proximity to our terminal,” he said.“We’ve heard a lot of people saying we are going to drop coal on the road and in the river, but that’s really not the intent of this project.‘Great idea’
The proposed development site will be southeast of Komatipoort, north of the N4 and borders the KNP and Inkomati River on the north and the railway line on the south.In a document explaining the background of the project, UmSinsi Environmental Specialists CC, which was appointed as the independent environmental assessment practitioner, said: “Vegetation will be removed in certain areas for a parking area”, especially with the road falling within 10 kilometres of the KNP.
“Komati River is home to numerous species of freshwater fish, the most famous of these is the tiger fish, which could go extinct .”