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About 20km of resurfaced road does not mean much for most people who have to drive around the well-developed road infrastructure in the City of Johannesburg, but for those who used to grit their teeth over potholes, it’s been smooth sailing.
The City of Johannesburg is pleased to announce that it has completed the mammoth task of restoring and rehabilitation of almost 20km of Rea Vaya bus lanes.
The allocated budget of R102 million, which has been spend to date, includes creating local jobs and developing skills through the three SMMES subcontracted.
The restoration was focused on repairing all structural damages, surface defects, and improving the structural strength and bearing capacity of the existing road along the Rea Vaya trunk routes to improve the safety of all road users.
Commuters can now feel the difference as buses are running smoothly on the road along Phase 1B, from Soweto (Thokoza Park to Parktown Stations) and all Inner – City Trunk routes and stations. The improved road infrastructure will greatly reduce the maintenance and running costs of buses. This will result in enhanced efficiency and reliability of the
service for Rea Vaya commuters.
This labour-intensive project had a positive spin-off in that the local youth got a chance to land temporary employment. In the City’s Region D, 15 people were employed. These included seven males, eight females and nine were youth. Region F created employment for about 20 residents (11 males, 9 females – 8 were the youth).
This project has been implemented over a period of three months. There were, however, delays due to sporadic unrests in the areas but the City managed to engage with citizens towards a successful completion.
Rea Vaya is committed to providing quality transport services to the residents of the City and good infrastructure maintenance is a conduit to achieve this.
