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Workers putting the finishing touches to a project that took years to complete.
BUTTSKOP CROSSING: MORE SAFE
Road project complete BRENDEN RUITER @ruitervaniewind Frederick Polman from Blackheath is a happy man after a project to increase safety at the Buttskop rail crossing, that took ages to finish, is finally done. Polman was one of many residents from Blackheath who was exposed to escalating traffic through residential streets because the City of Cape Town’s plan to build a new road came to a halt. To the frustration of residents, the road could not be finished because an electricity pole was in the way. TygerBurger reported
numerous times on the frustration of residents like Polman. “I am happy that the road has eventually been finished. I do not know why it took so long, but I know the people are happy,” says Polman. The City last week sent out a press release about the completion of the project. “The City of Cape Town in collaboration with Prasa and the Rail Safety Regulator realigned Frederick Street as a short-term safety measure to reduce the risk of train-vehicle crashes at the Buttskop level crossing in Blackheath. The realignment of Frederick Street came at a cost of approximately R2,7 million. The realignment of this street
is a short-term solution that will significantly improve pedestrian safety at the level crossing as recommended by the Rail Safety Regulator. Ultimately, the proposal is to do away with the said crossing altogether. The preliminary design of the level crossing elimination was completed at the end of 2019. “Eskom also had to relocate an electricity pole, which was standing in the middle of the road and posed a risk to road users. The Buttskop Road level crossing is one of ten boomcontrolled level crossings in Cape Town, and it counts as the second busiest of all of these level crossings. There have been two serious train-and-vehicle crashes over the past nine
years, in which 17 people tragically lost their lives,” says Mayco member for transport, Felicity Purchase, according to the statement. She further says that while the realignment of Frederick Street will improve the general safety of those who use this crossing, it is a short-term solution only, and it does not eliminate the level crossing, nor does it alleviate congestion. “We have plans for a more permanent solution, which includes the construction of a bridge over the railway line, the realignment of Buttskop Road and the extension of Zevenwacht Link Road between Van Riebeeck Road and Albert Philander Street,’’ she says.
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