MUST READ: Fourways Mall finally addresses traffic worries
Fourways Mall has released a statement regarding the road upgrades in the area. Here is everything you need to know ...
Tony Koupis, Development Manager of Fourways Precinct, said Fourways Mall’s developers would like to clarify the road infrastructure upgrades currently happening around the centre. “On Witkoppen Road, the contract associated with the mall includes the upgrades and widening of the intersections at Douglas Drive, Kingfisher Road, Cedar Road and William Nicol that feed into Witkoppen. These upgrades are being funded by the developers to assist the community and are in excess of R280 million.”
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Koupis said in addition to the road upgrades residents would see a new flyover that is currently being constructed. “This will create direct access into the centre’s new multi-level parkade, thus assisting with the access and egress points which are currently only off Fourways Boulevard, and alleviate the pressure on the homeward run up Cedar Road.”
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“The current Gautrans road upgrades on Cedar Road, are not part of the Fourways Mall’s expansion project,” Koupis said. This is a Provincial Roads Agency upgrade that is taking place at the same time, with the same contractors. “The way in which [the City] Council has approached these upgrades is, in our opinion, the correct method with the least impact on the traffic flow. These Gautrans works could have been undertaken with a very drawn out process, and with only closing one lane at a time, the impact would have been much worse.”
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Koupis said WSP was the appointed civil engineering company for both projects which would ensure that they run concurrently and will be completed on a tighter schedule.
“The end collaborative result is to benefit the road infrastructure as an asset for the area. Fourways Mall management is assisting the community and trying to alleviate the traffic congestion by appointing traffic pointsmen at peak traffic times.”
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