JDA shares update on progress in Rosebank

The first phase of construction upgrades for the Rosebank Public Transport Facility has reached practical completion. Phase two of the project will commence pending the finalisation of building plan approvals. This is according to an update shared by Kenneth Nxumalo of the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA).

He said that JDA on behalf of the City of Johannesburg’s Transport Department, has been implementing the upgrade of the Rosebank Public Transport Facility.

“The capacity of the transport facility has been outstripped in recent years by growing developments in the Rosebank node. In order to improve the transport facility so it can accommodate Rosebank’s rapidly growing commuter base the project is being undertaken in two phases,” said Nxumalo.

He said the first phase, now at practical completion, commenced in May last year. The scope of works includes, but is not limited to:

• Upgrading of sidewalks
• Stormwater upgrades around the facility
• Intersection upgrade

Nxumalo said the second phase entails upgrading of the existing office building, construction of food stalls, upgrading of ablution facilities, and extension of the facility’s loading bay canopy. Nxumalo said the matter to finalise building plan approvals has been escalated to the transport department and engagements with the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) to resolve the matter are ongoing. The JDA will continue engaging with various stakeholders, including taxi associations, Ward 117 stakeholders, and the Rosebank Management District.

“Rosebank commuters have been looking forward to the upgraded, new facility, which will be a valuable resource for people of all ages,” JDA acting CEO Siyabonga Genu said.

“We understand that the building plan approval is a setback, but we want to assure the community that we are working hard to get the project back on track,” he said.

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