Joburg road users are reminded to brace themselves for the closure of the M2 highway between the Crown interchange and Maritzburg Street which commences on Thursday at 06:00, and to familiarise themselves with new routes.Rehabilitation of the bridge is expected to continue until the end of October.
"The closure is necessitated by the continuous monitoring and the bridge visual conditions assessment which indicated that the structural integrity of the concrete elements is severely reduced," Johannesburg Roads Agency spokesperson Goodwill Mbatha said in a statement.
Sesona_Ngqaks Well if roads were serviced and upgraded regularly this would not happen. This closure is causing problems to lots of people trying to get to work. Watch out for accidents!!!!
Sesona_Ngqaks On the bright side the ANC would have left it and when it collapsed just said “eish” it was apartheid !
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