A motorist has asked if the construction site is at the correct place as the official combined Western Cape Provincial Government and the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) information notice board states that the interchange upgrade is at the 30,8km point and the new pedestrian bridge will be at the 31,7km point. Ironically, the notice board has been erected next to the 23,8km blue indicator board that is prevalent on all national roads. The construction of the pedestrian bridge, which will span the highway and connect the new suburb of Rosedale to the industrial area, is marked at the 22,6km blue board.
These blue kilometre boards are official reference points that are used by law enforcement and emergency personnel to identify the exact position of an accident or incident that has taken place on the highway. The kilometre indicator boards are placed 200m apart.
The 31,7km point, as per the Provincial Roads Department and Sanral information notice board, is at the western entrance to the Kaaimans pass.
The motorist says that he hopes the information board is wrong as it will be much cheaper to fix the board than to move the whole construction site 8km down the highway.
According to Civil Engineering Services Director Harold Basson the distances appearing on the boards are correct. "The figures may appear wrong, but it is because they have been calculated according to distances along York Street, which is a provincial route, and not according to distances on the N2," said Basson.
Correct or incorrect spot? Photos: Myron Rabinowitz
ARTICLE: MYRON RABINOWITZ
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