Upgraded northern corridor road launched

Last month saw the launch

of Johannesburg’s newly

upgraded K46 road (William

Nicol highway) into a triple

carriageway. The second phase,

linking it to the N14 freeway,

will be launched within this

financial year.

Gauteng Premier David

Makhura, speaking at the

launch, said that the

R422- million project formed

part of the Gauteng Department

of Roads and Transport’s

objective to improve the

northern corridor.

“The developers of Steyn

City – which is set to be the

largest parkland residence

in Gauteng, located

off the William Nicol

highway – injected

one third of the funds

into the multi-million rand

project, while the remainder has

been part of the budget of the

Gauteng Department of Roads

and Transport,” explained

Makhura.

Gauteng MEC for Roads and

Transport, Ismail Vadi, said:

“This is a high traffic volume

road that needed to be upgraded

to facilitate ease of movement

and it ref lects the provincial

government’s commitment to

promoting safe transport.”

He said that the project also

included the demolition of the

existing Jukskei River Bridge and

construction of two new bridges

crossing the Jukskei River.

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This reflects the provincial

government’s commitment

to promote safe transport.

– Ismail Vadi