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For immediate release
13 December 2019

CONSTRUCTION OF WATT STREET INTERCHANGE GAINS MOMENTUM

From Arkwright Avenue to Chadwick Avenue along Old Pretoria Road, mass earthworks,
completed columns and reinforced steel are some of the construction work which can be
seen as the construction of Watt Interchange forges ahead.

As part of the City of Joburg’s Rea Vaya BRT project along the Louis Botha Development
Corridor, the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) is constructing the Watt
Interchange in Wynberg.

Directors
M Ntanga (Chairperson) F Brink (Acting CEO) S Moonsamy (CFO) S Jensma TG Sambo JW Karuri -Sebina EF Peters K Govender A Steyn P Zagaretos R Shirinda (Company Secretary)
Registration Number: 2001/005101/07
Watt Interchange forms part of the Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) System, Phase 1C
which includes the trunk route from Sandton to Alexandra along Rivonia Road and
Katherine Drive, and the trunk route from Parktown in Johannesburg to Alexandra along
Louis Botha Avenue.

The Watt Interchange will also connect, through the Mini Bus Taxis, the greater part of
Alexandra Township to the Rea Vaya system, important for the integration of the different
modes of transport in the city.

The upgrade will also see the construction of new BRT lanes and an underground station
with associated structures, and bulk earthworks. Construction work at the Watt Interchange
completed so far includes the demolishing of the previous bridge and the interchange at
Watt Street, upstand concrete beams, columns for viaduct, allocation and relocation of
services construction and retaining wall construction.

Once completed, the Watt Interchange will stand as a high quality integrated public
transport interchange which will consist of the following key elements:

 Underground basement loading and off-loading bays;

 Commuter Information Area
 Designated trunk route
 Universally accessible facility
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Issued by:
Johannesburg Development Agency
Susan Monyai
Email: smonyai@jda.org.za