FROM Friday up until Monday a hard lockdown will be experienced in and around the vicinity of the FNB Stadium.
This is in preparation for the G20 Leaders Summit, scheduled from November 22 to 23 at the Nasrec Expo Centre, a stone throw-away from Soweto.
“We confirm that from Friday up until Monday, we will be implementing a hard lockdown in the vicinity of the FNB Stadium,” warned Tebello Mosikili, Deputy National Commissioner for Policing.
She addressed media alongside other safety authorities on Wednesday, such as SANDF and the State Security Agency, as part of the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS).
“We confirm that from Friday up until Monday, we will be implementing a hard lockdown in the vicinity of the FNB Stadium, which is housing the accreditation centre, as well as well as Nasrec Conference Centre that will host dignitaries and delegates, the implementing of the hard lockdown simply means that if you are not in possession of a valid accreditation to be in and around the Nasrec centre you will not be allowed in this vicinity.”
Those who stay in and around the vicinity of FNB stadium, will have to apply for permit.
On Saturday, traffic law enforcement agencies will take-over key routes in Joburg, that will see road closures, lane restrictions and disruptions.
This will extend from around the host venue Nasrec to Sandton, Fourways and Roodepoort between 9am and 1pm.
Oh, also heard the passing of a fighting-jet over my home, whilst doing this article- I guess you can tell its that time…
The Road Traffic Management Corporation, Gauteng traffic police, Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department and South African Police Service will conduct the exercise.
Affected highways and urban routes are:
- The N1, M1 and N12
- 5th Street, Maude Street, Daisy Street
- Rivonia Road
- Grayston Drive, Kathrine Street
- Whiteley Road
- Melrose Boulevard
- Athol Oaklands Road
- Oxford Road
- Glenhove Road
- Jan Smuts Avenue, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Drive, Hendrick Potgieter Road
- Rand Show Road
- Nasrec Road
- Golden Highway (Nasrec).
Alternative routes
In the Roodepoort area use Beyers Naudé Drive, Christiaan De Wet Road and Ontdekkers Road instead of Hendrick Potgieter Road.
Within Fourways, use Main Road, Cedar Road and Witkoppen Road.
Within Sandton/Rosebank/Parktown, use side streets parallel to Jan Smuts, Oxford or Rivonia Road such as Corlett Drive, Sandton Drive and 11th Avenue.
In Southern Johannesburg, Riverlea, Nasrec and Ormonde View use Chris Hani Road, Main Reef Road, Crownwood Road (Fordsburg–Crown Mines), Soweto Highway, N17, Aerodrome Road and Adcock Ingram Road.
Image provided (SAPS spokesperson Athlenda Mathe, Tebello Mosikili, Deputy National Commissioner for Policing and SANDF senior member, recorded at the press brief in Pta, on the readiness of G20 Summit).
