Rea Vaya construction & traffic update: 20-26 May

Details

20 May 2016

Rea Vaya Phase 1C construction continues in Sandton and Wynberg, and along Louis Botha Avenue between Parktown and Wynberg - here's how traffic will be affected this week

Clarendon Place (Parktown/Hillbrow)

• North and southbound lane closure between Claim Street and Empire Road.

Louis Botha Avenue (Parktown to Orange Grove)

• South and northbound lane closure between Houghton Drive and Louis Road.
• Northbound lane closure between Fir Street and Houghton Drive.
• Southbound lane closure between Joe Slovo Drive and Cavendish Road.
• Southbound lane closure between Houghton Drive and Cavendish Road.
• Southbound lane closure between Joe Slovo Drive and Tudhope Avenue.

Louis Botha Ave (Orange Grove to Wynberg)

20-23 MAY (Friday and Monday):

• Southbound lane closure between Hathaway Road and Newick Street.
• Southbound lane closure between Main Road and St Mary Street.
• Southbound lane closure between Cheltondale Road and Louis Road.
• Southbound lane closure between Athol Road and Hathaway Road.
• Southbound lane closure between Hathaway and Athol Road (Service Road).
• Northbound lane closure between Rauma Avenue and 12th Street.
• Northbound lane closure between 12th Street and Andries Street.
• Northbound lane closure between Hathaway Road and Newick Street.
• Northbound lane closure between Louis Road and Cheltondale Road.
• Northbound lane closure between 3rd Avenue and 6th Avenue.

24-26 MAY (Tuesday - Thursday):

• Southbound lane closure between Newick Street and Sylwood Road.
• Southbound lane closure between Sylwood Road and Corlett Drive.
• Southbound lane closure between Newick Street and Hathaway Road.
• Southbound lane closure between Hathaway and Athol Road (Service Road).
• Northbound lane closure between Rauma Avenue and 12th Street.
• Northbound lane closure between 12th Street and Andries Street.

Lees Street (Wynberg)

Lees Street is closed during construction of the new BRT bridge over the M1 and the BRT connection with Pretoria Main Road (see image above - CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE). Only surrounding business stakeholders and employees will be allowed to use Lees Street. The public will be diverted via Carey and Cromarty Street.

Marlboro Drive (Sandton)

All lanes on Marlboro Drive are now open, plus there are now 3 right-turning lanes coming from Katherine, and an extra new fast lane on Marlboro eastbound to the M1. Afternoon peak-hour traffic flow towards the M1 on-ramps should thus be much smoother.

Katherine Street (Sandton)

Re-alignment of traffic lanes and traffic accommodation between Liberty Drive and Harris Road has been completed. Motorists are requested not to speed between these intersections, and to use the STOP signs accordingly. On other sections of Katherine Street, expect:

• Contra-flow deviation from Amalinda Street to Westbrook Drive.
• Liberty Drive has been closed and the traffic lights are not working at the moment, but STOP signs have been placed and motorists are urged to obey these.
• Watch out for construction vehicles entering/exiting Katherine Street between Liberty Drive and Harris Street.

Outsurance pointsmen on Katherine and Marlboro

Outsurance pointsmen will be deployed to facilitate traffic flow between 06:00 and 08:30 and between 15:30 and 17:30 at:

• The intersection of Katherine Street and Grayston Drive;
• The intersection of Katherine Street and Marlboro Drive;
• The intersection of Marlboro Drive and the M1 Highway South ramps; and
• The intersection of Marlboro Drive and the M1 Highway North ramps.

Construction work - further info

Follow the links for details of the upcoming week's construction work, along with photos of last week's work:

• Clarendon Place and Louis Botha Ave between Hillbrow and Orange Grove
• Louis Botha Ave between Orange Grove and Wynberg
• Katherine Street and Marlboro Drive
• Grayston Drive pedestrian-cycling bridge over the M1