GEORGE NEWS - Motorists and businessowners in Market Street will have to be patient for a little while longer. The upgrades in Market Street are well on their way and will continue until the end of April.
Certain lane changes in Market Street have been brought into effect on Monday 7 February (see the diagram).
Meade to York: one-way traffic only in the direction of York Street. Both entrances to the Van der Stel parking square will be open, but access to Doneraille Square will only be possible from York or Meade street.
Cradock to Meade: two-way traffic will continue on this section of Market Street. The Go George bus stops currently situated in the section of Market Street between Mitchell and Cradock streets will be temporarily relocated to the section of the road between Cradock and Meade streets as indicated on the diagram.
Mitchell to Cradock: one-way traffic only in the direction of Cradock Street.
Programme for completion
The expected times for completion of Phases 1, 2 and 3 of the Market Street reconstruction projects are currently as follows:
- York to Meade: end of April
- Meade to Cradock: end of March
- Cradock to Mitchell: end of April
Remainder of Market Street
The upgrade of the portion of Market Street from Mitchell Street to Hope Street is a priority project and will be the next phase of the road upgrade. However, this is subject to receiving funding from the Department of Transport on its 2021/22 adjustment budget that will be gazetted at the end of February.
The municipality is thus awaiting additional funding to complete the rehabilitation of Market Street in March. In the interim, temporary repairs will be done, but these will not provide a permanent solution.
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