Construction of two new traffic circles on York Street
George Municipality is issuing ON BEHALF of 1 on York, Ruwacon and Urban Engineering
PUBLIC NOTICE:
CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW TRAFFIC CIRCLES ON YORK STREET
Construction of two new traffic circles on York Street (MR002) will impact road users during the period July 2022 to December 2022.
CONSTRUCTION PERIOD: July 2022 to December 2022
DESCRIPTION: Construction of two new traffic circles in York Street next to the old tourist resort (Mount View Resort) between Hope Street Circle and the GO GEORGE Bus Depot.
BACKGROUND:
The road upgrades are required to accommodate the additional traffic which is expected to be generated by the proposed Mediclinic, 1onYork and crocodile farm residential developments. Although designs are according to
Municipal and Provincial requirements, the project is funded by various private stakeholders.
TRAFFIC IMPACT:
The construction will take place in two phases.
Phase 1 is expected to commence in July 2022 and entails the construction of two “half circles” in the western carriageway. During this phase the western dual lane carriageway (indicated in yellow) will be closed to traffic.
Motorists will be diverted to the eastern dual lane carriageway (indicated in red) which will be used for two-way traffic.
Phase 2 is expected to commence in October 2022 and entails the construction of the remain “half circles” in the eastern carriageway. During this phase the eastern dual lane carriageway (indicated in red) will be closed to traffic. Motorists will be diverted to the western dual lane carriageway (indicated in yellow) which will be used
for two-way traffic.
Extra care is to be taken by road users and pedestrians throughout the duration of the construction period.
Adherence to temporary road signage and markings will be required.Traffic accommodation plans can be viewed with prior arrangement at Urban Engineering, 18 Varing Avenue, George.
The public is kindly invited to forward any comments or queries in writing to pgruth@ruwacon.co.za.
PROJECT ENQUIRIES:
Project Enquiries: Pieter Ruthven (Phone: 083 645 3833 or pgruth@ruwacon.co.za )
Contractor: Ruwacon (Phone: 083 262 1230 or louw@ruwacon.co.za )
Consulting Engineers: Urban Engineering (Pty) Ltd (044 874 4098 or admin@urbanengineering.co.za)