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BRT upgrades progressing

Thursday, 25 February 2010

IN THE NEW Work outside the Helen Joseph Hospital

Roads are being widened, bus stations are being built and pavements are being upgraded along the BRT route from Soweto to Braamfontein.

ROADWORKS are being undertaken as part of the Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system upgrade, through the western part of the city, from the eastern edge of Soweto to the bottom of Braamfontein, involving the widening of roads.

Upgrades along Fuel Road

Upgrades of the road from the Main Reef and Commando roads intersection in Riverlea continue along Commando Road, Fuel Road and Harmony Street. Work ends at the intersection of Portland Street and Perth Road in Rossmore. The section of road is approximately 3,9 kilometres long.

Work includes road widening for both traffic lanes and the inclusion of a dedicated BRT lane, street lighting and paving as well as the construction of BRT stations. Progress on the whole area is 45 percent finished, while the roadworks have been divided into sections.

The eastbound carriageway is divided into seven areas, each accessed separately. Area one, along Commando Road, lies between Main Reef Road and Highgate. Work here is 99 percent complete. Work on area two, also along Commando Road, between Highgate and Maraisburg Road, is 98 percent complete, while area three between Maraisburg Road and Fulton Road is 88 percent complete.

The other areas are Fuel Road South, between Fulton and Price roads, where work is 65 percent complete, and between Price and Oudshoorn roads, which is 71 percent complete.

COMPLETION IN MARCH

Along Fuel Road North, from Oudshoorn Road to Harmony Street, progress is at 86 percent and from Harmony Street to Perth Road it is 78 percent complete. All construction down the eastbound carriageway is scheduled to be completed by mid-March.

Major construction work is under way between Maraisburg and Fulton roads, Main Reef Road and Highgate, on the pavements and kerbing eastbound, and between Maraisburg and Main Reef roads.
Upgrading and widening are under way from the Portland Street and Perth Road intersection, along Perth, Kingsway, Stanley and Empire roads, to the Jan Smuts Avenue and Empire Road intersection in Braamfontein. This section is about 5,2 kilometres long.

Rea Vaya construction along Empire Road

Construction includes adding dedicated BRT bus lanes and widening the traffic lanes in both directions, as well as upgrading street lights, paving and erecting BRT stations along the route.
Overall progress along this route is 67 percent finished. Road works in this area are divided into five sectors.

Sector one, along Perth Road between Portland and Lewes road, is 74 percent complete; sector two, between Lewes and University roads, is 77 percent complete; sector 3a, between University and Cedar roads, is 38 percent complete; sector 3b, between Cedar Road and Barry Hertzog Avenue, is 61 percent complete; sector four, between Barry Hertzog Avenue and Yale Road, is 86 percent complete; while sector five, from Yale Road to Jan Smuts Avenue, is 96 percent complete.

Major construction in progress includes work on the BRT lanes along Empire Road between Jan Smuts Avenue and Yale Road, as well as along Empire Road between Barry Hertzog Avenue and Yale Road. Relocation of services will be taking place opposite the University of Johannesburg’s entrance and on Stanley Road between Kingsway and Menton roads.

Other upgrades are under way at the Johannesburg Country Club, opposite the Media 24 building and on Stanley Road between Barry Hertzog Avenue and Menton Road.

Construction is slow along Stanley Road between Kingsway and Menton roads because of a number of factors such as underground services, traffic accommodation and restricted work area.

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