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The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) has been implementing the upgrade of the Rosebank public transport facility on behalf of the City of Johannesburg’s Transport Department. The capacity of the transport facility has been outstripped in recent years by growing developments in the Rosebank node. To improve the transport facility so it can accommodate Rosebank’s rapidly growing commuter base, the project is being undertaken in two phases. It started on 30 November 2022 and the first phase of the project is currently at 20% progress.
The JDA is also conducting a traffic impact assessment for the current operation of minibus taxis at the facility and affected overflow of taxis along Jellicoe Ave, Biermann and Craddock avenues.
The scope of works for the first phase include:
• Upgrade of food stall in existing facility
• Upgrade of ablution in existing facility
• Upgrade of intersection of the entrance and exit points of the existing facility.
• Traffic impact assessment of the intersections at the entrances of the current Rosebank Transport Facility
• Transport study to understand traffic patterns and congestion during on and off peak hours of the current taxi operations within the Rosebank area
• Public Environmental Upgrades to improve key pedestrian Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) access to the existing Rosebank public transport facility
The second phase of the project entails the provision of an additional holding facility to accommodate the spillage of the overflow of minibus and metered taxis in the area.
At the centre of all JDA developments is the concept of co-production of solutions in partnership with local communities and stakeholders allows its development programmes to meet local needs.
It has been engaging with taxi associations, ward 117 stakeholders as well as the Rosebank Management District to ensure all parties to find a way forward to provide a sustainable solution.
The upgrades of the Rosebank Public Transport Facility is in line with the JDA’s objectives of developing resilient, sustainable, and liveable urban areas in identified transit nodes and corridors.
29/03/2023
