By Levy Masiteng
On Tuesday, the City of Johannesburg celebrated a milestone in infrastructure development with the reopening of the rehabilitated Buccleuch Drive Bridge and Far East Bank Roads.
Since 2017, the Buccleuch Bridge has suffered embankment erosion due to severe weather.
It has now been fully repaired and is safe for use by cyclists, pedestrians, and vehicles after the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) allocated R56 million from its Capital Expenditure Budget (CAPEX).
Transport MMC Kenny Kunene and JRA CEO Zweli Nyathi jointly presided over the ribbon-cutting ceremonies, marking the successful completion of the projects aimed at enhancing road safety and reducing flood risks in the area.
According to Nyathi, the JRA invested R56 million in the rehabilitation of Buccleuch Bridge and R22 011,576.95 in the Far East Bank Road rehabilitation and flooding intervention project.
“The project included the rehabilitation of the damaged bridge structure, widening of the Jukskei River
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