By: Natasha Archary
Months after a gas explosion ripped through Lilian Ngoyi Street (formerly known as Bree Street), the Johannesburg Road Agency has partially opened the road for ease of traffic.
Four intersections of the Johannesburg CBD were assessed and show no further risks of road collapse, these include:
- Harrison and Plein Streets
- Lilian Ngoyi and Pixley Seme Streets
- Simmonds and Lilian Ngoyi Streets
- Kruis Street
In July, following the terrifying methane gas explosion which resulted in large stretches of road collapsing, Lilian Ngoyi (Bree Street) was closed to traffic between Harrison and Von Brandis Street.
Additional intersections were cordoned off as a safety measure and for investigations that needed to be undertaken at the disaster site.
JRA has since revised a traffic plan to accommodate and alleviate traffic congestion along key inner city routes as follows:
- Harrison Street, along with Plein Street and Rahima Moosa Street intersections are now open to traffic.
- The intersection on Lilian Ngoyi and Pixley Ka Seme Streets is now open for vehicles approaching on Lilian Ngoyi, travelling on the easterly direction towards Harrison Street, and for vehicles turning right from Pixley Seme Street into Lilian Ngoyi Street (towards Harrison Street).
- Simmonds Street and Lilian Ngoyi Street are open to traffic.
- Kruis Street has been opened to allow access to and from Wanderers Street.
North-south roads still affected by the amended road closure positions include Loveday Street, Rissik Street, Joubert Street and Eloff Street.
Lilian Ngoyi remains closed from Loveday Street to Von Wielligh Street.
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