M1 highway
2 dead, multiple injured in M1 highway taxi rollover
It’s understood the taxi was traveling from the Joburg CBD to Kelvin when it overturned near the Athol Oaklands off-ramp.
A man who drove past the scene said: “The accident on the M1 is a terrible accident. I would suggest people take alternative routes because it looks like there are fatalities.”
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba, together with Transport MMC Nonhlanhla Makhubo, visited the site as part of their oversight inspection.
The approved completion date for the project is June next year, but the agency hopes to complete construction by April.
53-year-old Majeed Khan was shot eight times in a white Audi just after 5 pm on Wednesday.
Makhura joined Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba for a launch of the re-opening of the R200 million project on Tuesday.
The matter has been postponed to Tuesday after an expert from building material company Formscaff presented new evidence.
Two people were killed and 19 others were injured when the temporary structure came crashing down on the busy highway in 2015.
The agency’s Sean Philips says it’s been working to ensure that it sticks to the revised time frames.
The M1 highway has been submerged in water in both directions while traffic is heavily backed up on Witkoppen and Rivonia Road.
The JMPD is urging motorists to drive carefully, keep a safe following distance and drive with headlights on at all times.
The construction which started earlier this year has led to lane restrictions & closures on the M1 Highway.
The Johannesburg Roads Agency has extended the expected completion date of the M1 freeway project following labour disputes and unexpected geo-technical issues.
The JRA has attributed the delays to geo-technical issues and local labour disputes.
The JCCI says the CoJ must make an extra effort to fix traffic lights & maintain roads to ease congestion.
Phase two of the project started on Saturday between Killarney and the Crown interchange.
From today, the northbound carriageway will be reduced from three to two lanes.
Road maintenance on the M1 highway is expected to add about 30 minutes to peak travel times.