Notice of Construction Plans
Construction Elements in Progress for a Week
Exciting new changes are taking place in the City. Please take a look at the information below to make sure that you are prepared. New Grayston Drive Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge over M1 Highway
New Cycling lane and sidewalk from Katherine Street in Sandton to Andries Street in Wynberg along Grayston Drive.
Construction Elements in Progress for a Week: Murray and Roberts, the main Contractor is presently busy with:
- Erection of formwork and pouring of concrete to the Pylon third lift adjacent to the M1 Highway Northbound carriageway;
- Erection of formwork and pouring of concrete to the permanent concrete vehicle barrier walls along the Northern side of Grayston Drive;
- Installation of Working Piles and testing of Test Piles on the Cantilever sidewalk along the Northern side of Grayston Drive;
- Layer works to the East Approach Ramp adjacent to the Grayston Drive off-ramp Southbound;
- Pouring of concrete to the span three Circular ramp first lift next to the M1 Highway on-ramp Northbound;
- Erection of Falsework to the Span five deck section next to the M1 Highway Northbound on-ramp.
Planned Traffic Accommodation for a Week: Murray and Roberts, the main Contractor, is presently busy with
- Checking of pedestrian signs along Grayston Drive;
- Checking delineators and sign boards all over site;
- Manage traffic incidents within the works area;
- Escorting construction vehicles into the various sites;
- Directing of pedestrians to the widened sidewalk on the Southern side of Grayston Drive;
- Daily single lane closures along Grayston Drive for the offloading of pile testing equipment
New Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) System along Katherine Street from Westbrook Drive to Marlboro Drive and in Lees Street, Upgrade of the Sandspruit River Bridge Construction of the BRT Cable Stay Bridge over the M1 Highway
Further construction plans include the following:
- Section 8A – Starts from Katherine Street between Harris Road and Amalinda Street. Construction of the Cable Stay Bridge starts in Katherine Street over the M1 Highway that connects to Lees Street. Roadwork starts from the intersection of Lees Street and Old Pretoria Road in Wynberg and ends at the Pedestrian Bridge on Lees Street.
- Section 8B – Starts from Westbrooke Drive in Sandton and ends at the Marlboro Drive and the M1 Highway West Ramps Intersection.
Construction Elements in Progress for a Week – WBHO, the main Contractor, is presently busy with:
- Installing Concrete Barriers on Backspan Deck
- Installation and Stressing of Cable Stay Cables by Freyssinet
- Steel Fixing and Casting Parapet walls on the retaining walls in Katherine Street and Lees Street
- Steel Fixing and Casting Parapet walls at the Section 1 deck, back span deck and main span deck over the M1
- Installation of bolt on walkways
- Laying Kerbs and paving walkways along Katherine Street and Lees Street
- Finishing of concrete
- Completing and casting Pedestrian Ramp 1 Deck
- Installation and post tensioning and stressing of cables at Section 3 Decks
- Installing handrails at pedestrian Ramp 2
Planned Traffic Accommodation for a Week: Friday 30 September 2016 to Thursday 06 October 2016
- All lanes from Westbrooke Drive to Harris Road Intersection both are now open in both directions
- No lane closures expected from WBHO on the M1 Southbound or Northbound between Marlboro Drive and Grayston Drive for the coming week
- Expect temporary lane closures along Katherine Street between Harris Road and Amalinda Street / Centex Close to enable walkways and kerbs to be completed along Katherine Street
- Expect some lane deviations along Katherine Street between Harris Road and Liberty Drive and between Liberty Drive and Amalinda Street / Centex Close
- Motorists are urged not to speed between these intersections and to obey the “STOP “signs accordingly
- Motorists will be diverted via Carey Street and Cromarty Street to gain access to Footgear and Designer Warehouse
- Outsurance point’s men are deployed to facilitate traffic flow between 06H30 to 08H30 and 15H30 to 17H30 at the intersection of Katherine Street and Liberty Drive
- Between 07:00 and 08:30 JMPD Traffic Officers assist with traffic flow at the intersections of Marlboro Drive and M1 Highway South Ramps and Marlboro Drive and M1 Highway North Ramps
For any traffic-related problems on Katherine Street between Westbrooke Drive and Pongola Crescent please contact Milton Chinowaita, Cell: 078 859 6585. Alternatively Christiaan Coetzee, Cell: 076 804 5211.
For any emergencies in the area please contact EMER-G-MED – 081 237 9005 or 082 937 7266.
Reports for download
- Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System – Katherine Street: Corner West Street to the Corner Marlboro Drive Section 8A and 8B (download PDF)
- Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System – New Grayston Drive Pedestrian Bridge over M1 Highway: Katherine Street to Andries Street Section 15 I (download PDF)
