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Vissershok Road in Durbanville gets a facelift

<span style="line-height:1.6;">Transport for Cape Town (TCT), the City of Cape Town’s transport authority, will commence with the upgrade of a section of Vissershok Road (M48) – an important artery in Durbanville – by the end of this month.</span><div><span style="line-height:1.6;"><br></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6;"></span><span style="line-height:1.6;"><strong>Partnership boosts City's development effort</strong></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6;"><br></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6;">This project is valued at approximately R33 million and is funded by the developers of the Clara Anna Fontein development and through development charges for the upgrading of bulk infrastructure in close proximity to the development.</span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6;"><br></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6;">‘Cape Town is a growing city with more and more people opting to settle in our vibrant and well-run metro. Apart from maintaining existing road infrastructure, TCT is also responsible for the provision of road infrastructure where new developments are taking place. As such, the Clara Anna Fontein developers, in consultation with TCT, will commence with the upgrade of Vissershok Road to meet the anticipated increase in traffic to be generated by the new development in Durbanville,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member: Transport for Cape Town, Councillor Brett Herron.</span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6;"><br></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6;"></span><span style="line-height:1.6;"><strong>Roads upgrades</strong></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6;"><br></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6;">The roadworks entail the upgrade of Vissershok Road between the intersection with Grysbok Road and approximately 200 m past Mosselbank River Avenue, as well as measures to improve traffic flow along Racecourse Road. The relocation of existing underground services commenced in March 2016, and the subsequent roadworks are due to start by the end of June 2016 and to be completed by mid-December 2016, if all goes as planned.</span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6;"><br></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6;">A stop/go-system will be implemented along Vissershok Road between the intersections with Odendaal Street and Mosselbank River Avenue as from Thursday 30 June 2016.</span></div>

2016-06-26T22:00:00Z

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