The R160m investment for this new overpass is part of the infrastructure development within Waterfall City, one of the largest 'greenfield' urban concept developments in South Africa.
Situated south of the Allandale interchange and north of the Buccleuch interchange, the overpass will create a direct link between Midrand and Waterfall City, opening up an important route that will make travelling easier and faster for the growing number of people who live and work in this development node.
"Waterfall is designed to be a modern city that really works for its residents and businesses and this includes providing excellent quality road infrastructure. With the construction of the Bridal Veil Overpass Bridge, these benefits will extend to everyone who uses the roads and highways in and around Midrand and Sandton," says Atterbury Property Development director, Coenie Bezuidenhout, who is responsible for coordinating the project.
"Besides providing another easy access point to Waterfall City, the new overpass bridge will help improve traffic flows in the Midrand area, taking strain off surrounding interchanges and making it easier to get around on Gauteng's roads," Bezuidenhout adds.
The superstructure of the bridge will total a length of 115.8 metres and carry four lanes of traffic - two in each direction - a pedestrian walkway, a cycle track and a raised centre median, resulting in a width of 22.7 metres. It will also feature street lighting below and above the bridge, illuminating the N1 highway and Bridal Veil Road.
Construction began in November 2014, and the project will take 16 months to be completed in March 2016. The development is being undertaken in strategic phases to minimise disruption to traffic on the N1.
