More traffic #ISaY Media release 30 August 2013 Construction work on the pedestrianisation of the inner city has commenced The City of Tshwane has started with the construction work to pedestrianise certain streets in the inner city. The City is planning to revamp the inner city core to make it safe and comfortable for the public. The plans are, amongst others, to replace paving, install urban furniture and to improve safety, whilst also providing facilities to assist physically and visually impaired people. The area between Du Toit Street in the east, Thabo Sehume (Andries Street) in the west, Pretorius Street in the south, and Madiba (Vermeulen) Street in the north will be redesigned. The intention is to ensure safer and more comfortable pedestrian movement and will restrict traffic using the inner city as a thoroughfare. During Phase 1 of the pedestrianisation process, the sidewalks in the following streets will be extended and beautified, which will reduce street parking in these areas: • Thabo Sehume Street between Pretorius and Madiba Streets • Madiba Street between Thabo Sehume Street up to Lilian Ngoyi Street • Pretorius Street between Lilian Ngoyi and Thabo Sehume Street The walk areas in these streets will be widened and street lighting improved to assist pedestrians and to ensure safety at night. More dedicated bus stops will also be added and the range of the CCTV cameras extended to improve security. Motorists are advised that some lanes will be closed during the construction of Phase 1, which would lead to traffic congestion. With effect from Monday 2 September 2013 until May 2014, only two lanes will be available for traffic in the following streets: Thabo Sehume Street between Pretorius and Madiba Streets Madiba Street between Thabo Sehume Street up to Lilian Ngoyi Street Pretorius Street between Lilian Ngoyi Street and Thabo Sehume Street. Councillor Subesh Pillay, Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Economic Development and City Planning, says the inner city is alive with shoppers on a daily basis. “For this reason, the City wants to boost their shopping experience by making the area more user-friendly for pedestrians. The pedestrianisation and traffic restrictions will not only improve mobility, but will also give the inner city a face-lift that will attract new business”, Pillay said. Pillay further said that the inner city is jam-packed with traffic that congests the streets unnecessarily. He said: “Only traffic that needs to be in the inner city will be allowed. Traffic passing through the city without doing any business in the city will be discouraged and channelled to other streets and motorists encouraged to use the highway.”
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 09:20:59 +0000
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