City of Johannesburg

Johannesburg Development Agency

No 3 Helen Joseph Street PO Box 61877 Tel +27(0) 11 688 7851 (O)
The Bus Factory Marshalltown Fax +27(0) 11 688 7899/63
Newtown 2107 E-mail: info@jda.org.za
Johannesburg, 2000

www.jda.org.za
www.joburg.org.za
To: All news editors
For immediate release
02 February 2023

KYA SANDS SUPER STOP FACILITY TO PROVIDE A SAFER COMMUTER EXPERIENCE

Road safety, public transport and transport infrastructure are all essential elements to
adopting a culture of road safety and achieving a multi-modal public transport infrastructure
necessary for the functioning of the City.

To make our roads safer for transport users and communters, the Johannesburg
Development Agency (JDA) implemented the Kya Sand Super Stop Holding Facility, an
example of the City of Johannesburg’s commitment to road and commuter safety.

Kya Sands, not far from Cosmo City, is a fast-growing industrial hub in Region A and is home
to hundreds of diverse businesses. A super stop facility, in essence, is a ranking facility
constructed to formalise an existing informal ranking site.

The previous informal facility did not meet the critical needs of commuters as universal access
and other safety requirements of a public transport facility.

Directors
L Brenner (Chairperson) M Mongane (CEO) LB Matshidze N Ntingane S Marota A Dreyer M Malinga W Thwala P Raphalalani C Whittle
R Shirinda (Company Secretary)
Registration Number: 2001/005101/07
The location, on Bernie Street and River Road in Kya Sands, is an area which consists of
high pedestrian and taxi traffic movement and making this an ideal space for the development
of the Kya Sand Super Stop Holding Facility.

The focus of the development is to provide safe and sufficient taxi stops / park-and-ride
facilities for public transport users. The facility will also reduce transit times getting to and from
places of employment, provide a much-needed social facility and encourage small business
growth in this facility.

The desired benefits of the project are to:

• Produce a safe, attractive, liveable environment.

• To facilitate visibility and improved public environment in the Kya Sands Public
Environment Precinct.
• Promote improved social cohesion; and
• Encourage further investment and upgrading in the area.

The urban design concept of the super-stop transport facility responded to the needs of taxi
operators, commuters and small businesses that use the space. These features included.

• Loading and holding bays

• Universal access
• Steel canopy to protect against weather conditions
• Landscaping
• Sidewalks and adequate street lighting
“The JDA is an area-based development agency of the City and continues to focus on
strategic economic nodes and corridors, such as the Inner City and the Transit Orientated
Development (TOD) corridors,” JDA CEO Mokgema Mongane said.

“We hope that the super stop will go a long way in improving commuter safety through public
transport and non-motorised transport (NMT), to alleviate traffic congestion within the
industrial node and improve the general amenity of the area,” he said.

The project has created employment opportunities for the community. A total of seven local
SMMEs and 24 local labourers were on the project.

ENDS
Issued by: Kenneth Nxumalo
Johannesburg Development Agency

For more information:

Elias Nkabinde
Email: enkabinde@jda.org.za
076 961 8022
www.jda.org.za