Green light for Salt Rock road upgrades
The project will be undertaken by Collins Residential as part of its developer obligations for Lalela Estate at a total cost of R5-million.
Salt Rock’s often gridlocked intersection at the junction of Salt Rock and Sheffield Beach roads will soon get traffic lights.
Both roadways will also be widened to include slip lanes to further ease congestion at the busy stretch, courtesy of developers in the area.
Salt Rock Road (P330) passes Tiffany’s Centre and continues towards the beach, while Sheffield Beach Road (P474) goes past Brettenwood Estate.
Speed bumps were installed earlier this year and have helped to control traffic flow, but pointsmen are still needed during peak morning rush hour to prevent long waits.
Construction of the traffic lights and road widening is scheduled to begin in January and is expected to be complete by June next year. There will be stop-go sections to ease traffic build-up.
The project will be undertaken by Collins Residential as part of its developer obligations for Lalela Estate at a total cost of R5-million, exclusive of VAT.
“Developer obligations are part of the development process in KwaDukuza, where it is agreed that infrastructure upgrades will be undertaken at the developer’s cost,” said Collins Residential development manager, Trenley Tilbrook.
Collins Residential is also tarring part of the P228 and will be creating an interchange on the N2 as part of the obligations for Seaton and Zululami Estates.
The tarring of the P228 has formed part of the obligations for multiple developers in the area and is also expected to be complete by June next year. There have been delays in the process as the road had to be reclassified from rural to urban.
“On a rural road, the speed limit is between 100 and 120 kilometres per hour. Given the number of estates in the area, it made sense for reclassification to an urban road with a limit of 80 kilometres per hour for safety,” said Tilbrook.
“This also gives us a chance to implement traffic circles and other traffic calming measures.”
As for the N2 interchange, there have also been some delays in approval processes but Tilbrook was confident that construction would start in the first quarter of 2024. It is expected to take a year from the start date until completion.
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