Residents are urged to take note of the following temporary road closures by Eskom on November 16 and 24.
According to a statement by the power utility, the temporary closures will allow teams to replace the optical ground and earth wires on the Craighall-Minerva high-voltage transmission overhead power line.
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE/TRAFFIC CALMING FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF OPGW (OPTICAL GROUND WIRE) AND EARTH WIRE ON THE HIGH-
VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAD POWERLINE – CRAIGHALL-MINERVA 275 kV pic.twitter.com/A9vFQJejwX— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) November 12, 2021
On November 16, traffic calming will take place on Bryanston Drive, between Green and Brook streets, from 08:00 to 16:00.
On November 24, only one lane will be open on William Nicol Drive, between Peter Place and Republic Road, and the corner of Ballyclare Drive and Arklow Road from 08:00 to 16:00.
“Eskom would like to apologise to the public for any inconvenience caused during the stringing process, and appeals for cooperation and patience during the works,” said the statement.
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