Building work on Sandton Central’s Rea Vaya section 1C route, which started in 2014 however suffered a number of delays together with as a result of political instability and pandemic-related halts, will resume on Monday (17 October).
The station – positioned on Rivonia Highway between Katherine Road/Sandton Drive and Fifth Road – is one in all two such stations underneath growth in Sandton, which is residence to the JSE and the headquarters of main banks and different listed corporations.
Building of the stations was initially scheduled for completion in 2019, however Covid-19-related delays and different challenges has pushed the date to someday in 2024.
The preliminary section is estimated to take as much as eight months and can embrace widening of the highway and the relocation of underground cables.
Throughout this time, two lanes of Rivonia Highway will stay open for motorists.
“Because the nation’s monetary hub, on a regular basis Sandton Central attracts many individuals for enterprise, tourism, buying and pleasure,” says Elaine Jack, supervisor of the Sandton Central Administration District (SCMD).
“Whereas there will likely be some short-term disruption to site visitors, individuals from across the metropolis and past will profit from this new, handy type of transport.”
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“The brand new Rivonia Highway station is the ultimate ingredient of the various infrastructure enhancements already made to roads, pavements and public transport to help the Rea Vaya service in Sandton Central. Initiatives like this assist Sandton Central stay on the forefront of well-managed central enterprise districts,” she provides.
The section 1 C route runs from Johannesburg’s Park Station to Parktown, Orange Grove, Wynberg, Alexandra and on to the stations in Sandton’s Katherine Road and Rivonia Highway.
An artist’s impression of the second leg of the Sandton Central station on Rivonia Highway. Picture: Equipped.
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The Rea Vaya fast bus transit undertaking has been over 10 years within the making, having begun preliminary operations in 2009 forward of the Fifa World Cup. Its first route linked Soweto to the Johannesburg CBD.
When conceptualised within the early 2000s, the intention was to create transport linkages between communities on the periphery of Johannesburg to the province’s monetary centre Sandton.
Since then, makes an attempt to realize this activity have apparently been held again by a number of management adjustments throughout the metropolis council, partnership negotiations between the town and taxi operators and the arrival of Covid-19.
The Metropolis of Johannesburg has seen not less than seven mayors come and go since 2014, when the Sandton leg of the undertaking started building.
Infrastructure enhancements
Regardless of the delays, Rea Vaya has ushered in much-needed infrastructure growth for the town, bettering entry to Sandton Central by constructing new bridges, widening foremost roads and setting up biking and strolling amenities.
In keeping with SCMD, the brand new Rea Vaya infrastructure may even function 30.5km of strolling and biking paths in addition to a biking and strolling path linking Alexandra and Sandton.
Jack says the event will carry out the important perform of additional integrating the town’s transport system, competing with world class cities.
“These fast bus transport companies are a regular function of main cities worldwide. For Sandton Central, it ensures that South Africa’s monetary hub continues to be effectively positioned to draw enterprise, funding, consumers, vacationers, workforces and residents, with its availability of simple, sustainable, and inexpensive private transport.”
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