Gauteng MEC for Transport Ismail Vadi, and Ekurhuleni Transport MMC Thumbu Mahlangu, cut the ribbon and officially declared the circle open on November 25.
Vadi apologised because the work took longer than expected to complete.
“We understand it inconvenienced you, but in the process of constructing it, we had to deal with other unplanned issues that we came across such electrical cables and pipes running underground and big stones that we had to move away,” said Vadi
The project took eight months to complete.
Vadi turned to the taxi operators present at the opening and appealed for disciplined, decent and respectful driving around the circle.
Mahlangu also apologised to all who were inconvenienced by the road.
“We understand that it affected business in terms of goods transportation, but it’s all over now and we hope it will rid the area of traffic congestion,” said Mahlangu.
Ward 29 councillor Imtiaaz Loonat also apologised for the delay, before saying it’s now a “beautiful” road.
“All that pain has now paid off,” he said.
