City warns Joburg traffic will be much higher than usual!
Joburg traffic will affected by phase 2 of the the M1 Rehabilitation Project and the city warns and urges road users to find alternative routes to ease congestion.
Work on the iconic double-decker section of the M1 – between Carr and Anderson streets – will include rehabilitation and structural repairs, asphalt surfacing, expansion joints, drainage systems and new road signs.
The Federation and Oxford bridges will also undergo a major facelift, the JRA said.
A 2km section of dual carriageway between Rockridge and Federation Roads is being rehabilitated. The projects will cost R120-million and R90-million respectively.
“Although the construction will cause disruptions to traffic and delays, it will lead to significant long-term improvements to the City’s freeway network,” the City of Joburg said.
During the construction period certain changes will be made to:
- The northbound carriageway – carrying traffic from Soweto and the M2 – will be reduced to two lanes between the St Andrews and Killarney off-ramps from 29 February 2016 to 31 December 2016.
- The southbound carriageway – carrying traffic from Midrand – will be reduced to two lanes between the Killarney and St Andrews off-ramps from 3 April 2016 to 31 December 2016.
- The southern on-ramp from Oxford Road will be closed at Ettrick Road from 3 April 2016.
- The northbound Oxford Road off-ramp to be closed from 13 August 2016.
- Certain lanes on the double decker section will be closed until 6 July 2017 during weekdays between 9.30am-2.30pm.
- The construction will be halted during morning and afternoon peak hours and stepped up in the evenings and over weekends.
The JRA provided the following breakdown for the different phases:
Phase 2: 27 February 2016 to 12 August 2016, two stage implementation phase:
27 February to 3 April 2016:
Northbound carriageway reduced to two lanes.
Southbound carriageway to remain 3 lanes.
3 April to August 2016:
- Southbound carriageway reduced to two lanes.
Both directions to be limited to two lanes. - Oxford Road on ramp onto the M1 southbound to be closed at Ettrick Road.
Phase 3: 13 August 2015 to 31 December 2016
- Northbound and southbound carriageways reduced to two lanes per direction.
- Oxford Road off ramp from the M1 travelling northbound to be closed.
From 8 February 2016 to 6 July 2017, limited to the following times:
Week day closures:
- Either left or right side of carriageway between 09:30-14:30.
Week day night closures: - One lane closures: 19:00-20:00 and 04:00-05:00
- Two lane closures: 20:00-04:00
Three lane closures: either left or right side of carriage way between 23:30-03:30.
Weekend closures:
- One lane closure: Saturday 05:00 – 19:00
- Two lane closures: Saturday 19:00 – 05:00, Monday
- Three lane closures: Saturday 23:30-05:00; Sunday 22:00-03:30; Monday.
Source: BusinessTech