William Moffett Expressway upgrades
SBA have been appointed by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality to provide consultancy
services for the upgrading of William Moffett Expressway, a four-lane dual carriageway arterial in Port Elizabeth.
uring the preliminary design of William Moffett, an aging 825mm
diameter watermain was found to be located within the proposed
future southbound carriageway with insufficient cover to protect it from
road construction activities.
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In consultation with Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s water conveyance
sub-directorate, it was decided to relocate this pipeline to outside the
future carriageway, thereby negating the need for protection measures
and also providing easier access to the pipeline should maintenance
or repairs be necessary.
intersection, to a position adjacent to the Walmer West Primary School.
This pipeline crosses Buffelsfontein Road and Main Road, Walmer. SBA
pro-actively requested that project managers responsible for the recent
reconstruction of the Buffelsfontein Road intersection construct a concrete
sleeve under Buffelsfontein Road. The crossing of Main Road, Walmer
with an approximate daily traffic volume of 19 000 vehicles, will prove
challenging.
Contact: Greg Cummings: [email protected]
The William Moffett appointment was extended to include the upgrading
of Main Road, Walmer, from its intersection with William Moffett, to
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14 Avenue.
Traffic in Port Elizabeth has gradually increased over the last decade
and to such an extent that Port Elizabeth can no longer be considered
a 15 minute city. 5