Major overhaul planned for Jan Smuts Avenue in Rosebank
An estimated 3‚500 vehicles use the main arterial route in morning and afternoon peak-hour traffic in both directions
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has developed a draft design for the upgrading of Jan Smuts Avenue to a dual carriageway, from Northwold Drive to Bolton Drive and from 8th Avenue to Kent Road in Rosebank.These upgrades are aimed at improving mobility and decreasing congestion on the busy arterial route.Jan Smuts Avenue has 18 intersections along its route, which links the northern suburbs (the wider Fourways area) to suburbs further south such as Braamfontein and the Johannesburg city centre.The design for the estimated R87m project follows a geotechnical study‚ traffic count and investigation of the existing stormwater infrastructure to determine the scope of work required for the upgrade.Investigations took into consideration Jan Smuts Avenue’s location within a densely populated urbanised area, and the effect on the community and motorists travelling into and out of the Johannesburg CDB, as well as communities living adjacent to Jan Smuts Avenue‚ the JRA said in its statement...
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