Zandspruit and Surrounding Areas Transport Master Plan and Implementation Plan

The Johannesburg Development Agency, implementing agent for the City of Johannesburg Transport Department, has appointed a consultant, Merchelles Collective, to prepare a Transport Master Plan for Zandspruit and surrounding areas over the next 18 months.

The study area is bounded by Malibongwe Drive, Northumberland Avenue, Beyers Naude Drive and the municipal boundary with Mogale City. It includes Zandspruit, Cosmo City, Malibongwe Ridge, North Riding AH, Kevin Ridge, Sonnedal AH and Sundowner Ext 7.

The project team invites stakeholders within the study area (who live, work or have an interest in these neighbourhoods) to register your interest by completing a registration form on the website https://nma.org.za/register during a 60-day comment period starting on Monday 20 September and ending at close of business on Monday 22 November 2021.

A round of meetings to introduce the study and determine opinions and concerns about the current transport system is being planned and everybody who registers will be allocated to one of 12 sectors and receive an invitation to attend a meeting for that sector.

Several public platforms are also available to facilitate input into the study including:

• a project Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/ZandspruitTMP
• a project Twitter account @zandspruit_tmp
• a YouTube channel where videos about the project in English, Sepedi and isiZulu can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrBb7n-2aTIgXh1bp6rRWg

A project web page can be found at https://nma.org.za/zandspruit where a Background Information Document on the project can be viewed or downloaded and comments on the project can be made. These public platforms will be used throughout the study to provide the latest project information and details of forthcoming public participation opportunities.

The project team can be contacted by phone on 011 209 2698 or by email on ZandspruitTMP@nma.org.za to request a copy of the information document.

The City of Johannesburg Transport Department contact person is Nobuntu Duze at 071 413 9817 or by email on nobuntud@joburg.org.za and information can also be found on the following web pages www.joburg.org.za or www.jda.org.za.