Media Releases 2016

Protea North, Naledi communities welcome new bridge

June 2nd, 2016|

The opening of the Protea North-Naledi Bridge has brought huge relief to two Soweto communities who, despite living a stone's throw apart, are separated by a railway line with - up until now - no [...]

‘We are implementing spatial justice in Joburg’

May 26th, 2016|

"Our new economic democracy is rising", Finance MMC Geoffrey Makhubo said in his 2016/17 Budget Speech, as he allocated increased budgets to the departments and agencies responsible for implementing the City's Corridors of Freedom programme. [...]

Westbury’s new Corridor of Freedom landmark starts taking shape

May 24th, 2016|

A new pedestrian bridge currently under construction in Westbury will give residents safe passage over a busy main artery, connect them directly to Westbury's BRT station - and create a new landmark and public space [...]

Sandton’s BRT infrastructure roll-out on track

May 24th, 2016|

From dedicated BRT lanes feeding into an M1 flyover bridge to a new public transport loop supported by a network of pedestrian and cycling pathways - the City of Joburg's eco-mobile infrastructure roll-out in Sandton [...]