The closure of Smit street is expected to cause severe disruptions to traffic in the area. Photo: Wesley Lazarus / Shutterstock.comon Sunday announced that Smit Street has been temporarily closed by the Johannesburg Roads Agency as a safety measure.Steel in pillars sold for cash: Why the City of Joburg must take some of the blame for Usindiso fire
“Motorists travelling east and west along Smit Street between Braamfontein and Brixton, accessing the M1 northbound at Smit Street from Braamfontein, and accessing Brixton via the Smit Street off-ramps from the M1 north and south will be affected by the road closure. “To navigate around the closure, motorists are encouraged to use Enoch Sontonga Avenue for east-west travel between Brixton and Braamfontein, Bertha Street and Jan Smuts Avenue to access the M1 northbound towards Sandton, and the Carr Street off-ramp from the M1 to reach Brixton,” Fihla advised.“For those travelling north and south along the M1, the Smit Street off-ramp allows for left turns towards Braamfontein.
JMPD officers are on site to assist with traffic management around the closure and its vicinity. Please plan your route accordingly and follow the directions provided for a smoother journey,” Fihla urged., with City Power security also having to later exchange gunfire with informal settlers who were attempting to steal the burnt cables.said it had seen rising cases of theft and vandalism of its infrastructure.
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