Pretoria CBD chaos

[The_Unbeliever]

Take note :

Please take note of the Road Closures immediately surrounding the Union Building:

From 06:00 on 21 May 2014 until 18:00 on 26 May 2014:

Wessels Street between Pretorius and Stanza Bopape Street.


From 06:00 on 23 May 2014 until 19:00 on 24 May 2014:

Government Avenue between Edmond Street and Blackwood Street; Madiba Street between Zeederberg Street and Stanza Bopape Street.


From 22:00 on 23 May 2014 until 19:00 on 24 May 2014:

Edmond Street between Hamilton Street and Government Avenue;

Madiba Street between Hamilton and Zeederberg streets;

Zeederberg Street between Stanza Bopape and Madiba streets;

Government Avenue between Blackwood and Dumbarton streets;

Blackwood Street between Stanza Bopape Street and Government Avenue;

Pine Street between Stanza Bopape Street and Government Avenue;

Beckett Street between Stanza Bopape Street and Government Avenue;

East Avenue between Stanza Bopape Street and Government Avenue;

Eastwood Street between Stanza Bopape Street and Tom Jenkins Drive;

Lisdogan Avenue between Stanza Bopape Street and Government Avenue;

Balmoral Avenue between Stanza Bopape Street and Government Avenue;

Dumbarton Street between Stanza Bopape Street and Government Avenue;

Tom Jenkins Drive between Russell Eastwood streets;

From 00:00 until 19:00 on 24 May 2014

Hamilton Street between Soutpansberg Road and Pretorius Street;

Stanza Bopape Street between Steve Biko and Jan Shoba streets;

Madiba Street between Steve Biko and Hamilton streets;

Edmond Street between Steve Biko and Hamilton streets;

Leyds Street between Pretorius and Stanza Bopape streets;

Johan Street between Pretorius and Stanza Bopape streets;

Beckett Street between Pretorius and Stanza Bopape streets;

Eastwood Street between Pretorius and Stanza Bopape streets;

Wessels Street between Frances Baard and Park streets.

Residents living in affected streets are asked to choose the shortest route or closest entry and exit points for access because Stanza Bopape Street and Government Avenue will be a traffic-free zone.

Normal bus routes and public transport routes will be diverted as well on 24 May 2014.

Traffic control points will be set up at the following intersections:

Soutpansberg and Hamilton
Stanza Bopape and Hamilton
Stanza Bopape and Gordon
Soutpansberg and Gordon

Construction on the Bus Rapid Transit project will continue.Tshwane Bus Service will operate about 80 buses between the Tshwane Events Centre (Tshwabec) on Stanza Bopape Street in the west of the city from 06:00 on May 24.

These buses will transport members of the public to the Southern Lawns of the Union Buildings.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Let me guess, this is for the inauguration?

 

[Beachless]

WOW they used to only close a few roads.

 

[supersunbird]

WOW they used to only close a few roads.

Zuma convoy got way bigger with lots of motorbikes. Nkandla overkill. Double fences at Pretoria residence. Someone is way scared

Anyway, all the various police at most big intersections are also inauguration related.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

I guess they need all the roads so his fat head can fit.

 

[c3n0byt3]

The jets are also a major annoyance. Those things are pretty loud.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

The jets are also a major annoyance. Those things are pretty loud.

Is that why they're [-]flying[/-]buzzing around?

Poor Zuma must be afraid of something...

 

[Creag]

As if the ANC isn't happy enough hampering the economy, now they are going to hamstring traffic too :/

 

[Creag]

The jets are also a major annoyance. Those things are pretty loud.

I thought that they were enforcing a no fly zone in the vicinity of the Union Buildings?