The City of Tshwane in South Africa has begun the reconstruction of the Olievenhoutbosch Road between Tlokwa Street and Brakfontein Road in Louwlardia, Centurion. This particular portion has become unsafe for vehicular traffic and a preliminary assessment on the road has called for a complete reconstruction of the road.
The City’s Regional Operations and Coordination Department is compelled to close off Olievenhoutbosch Road between Tlokwa Street and Brakfontein Road for the duration of the construction and repair works which are expected to run until 30th June. Business facilities in that area will be accessible via a detour route along Old Johannesburg Road from the North and South directions through the use of temporary traffic signs.
Also Read: Duinefontein and Turfhall roadworks in Cape Town, SA set to commence
City of Tshwane Metropolitan
The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa is classified as a Category A municipality by the Municipal Demarcation Board as per Section 4 of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998. The Municipality was established on the 5th of December 2000 through the integration of a number of municipalities and councils that had previously served the greater Pretoria and surrounding areas.
The City’s boundary was further amended on the 28th of May 2008 through a proclamation in the Government Gazette that incorporated the former Metsweding District Municipality, including Dinokeng tsa Taemane and Kungwini, into the City.
The incorporation which took place in May 2011 after the local government elections, increased the size Tshwane to 6 345 km². Currently, Tshwane stretches almost 121km from east to west and 108km from north to south, making it the third-largest city in the world after New York in the US and Tokyo/Yokohama in Japan. The city also makes up more than 30% of Gauteng, which is 19 055 km² in size.
