The Virgin Active 947 Ride Joburg Cycle Challenge, set for this Sunday, will bring early morning road closures throughout the city, impacting traffic and daily routines.
Road closures ahead of Ride Joburg Cycle Challenge: Here’s what you must know
The Douglasdale CPF Public Relations team has released a statement advising motorists to exercise patience and comply with the road closures ahead of the annual cycling event.
Motorists are advised to seek alternative routes to avoid inconvenience.
These closures will affect various parts of Johannesburg, including key routes like Bram Fischer Drive, Miriam Makeba Street, and among others, Nasrec Road.
To aid in navigation and planning, we have laid out a detailed list of closures, including intersections to stay clear from and possible time periods of the road closures.
It’s worth noting that the Woodmead Drive offramp departing from the R55 to the M1 North will be fully closed on Sunday.
Here is the complete list of road closures ahead of the Ride Joburg Cycle Challenge:
| Road Closed | Intersection | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Rand Show Rd | Nasrec Rd to N1 | 04:00-05:30 |
| Nasrec Rd | N17 Circle to Booysens Reserve Rd | 05:30-12:00 |
| Soweto Highway | Nasrec Rd to N17 | 04:00-12:30 |
| Booysens Reserve Rd | Nasrec Rd to Amethyst Rd | 04:30-12:00 |
| N1 W Off-ramp to N17 | N1 to Soweto Highway | 05:00-12:30 |
| N17 | N17 from M70 to N1 North On-ramp | 05:00-12:30 |
| N17 | N1 W Bypass to Nasrec Rd | 05:00-12:30 |
| Nasrec Rd | N17 Circle to Main Reef Rd | 05:30-13:30 |
| Nasrec Rd | N17 Circle to Main Reef Rd | 05:30-13:30 |
| Main Reef Rd | Nasrec Rd to Hanover Str | 05:30-13:00 |
| M2 East | Press Ave to Eloff Str | 05:30-13:00 |
| M1 N/M2 W Roodepoort | Offramp on M1 North | 05:00-13:00 |
| M1 South | Bucclouch Inter to Columbine Ave | 03:00-17:30 |
| Buccleuch Inter to Columbine Ave | Woodmead Offramp to M1 North | FULL CLOSURE |
| Woodmead Dr/R55 | Woodlands Dr to Maxwell Dr | 06:00-13:00 |
| Woodmead Dr/R55 | Maxwell Dr to Allandale Rd | 06:00-13:30 |
| Woodmead Dr/R55 | Shakespeare Rd to Dytchley Rd | 06:00-15:00 |
| R55/Pitts Ave | Kyalami Glen Dlvd to Allandale Rd to Main Rd | 06:00-15:00 |
| Begonia Rd | R55/Pitts Ave to Main Rd | 06:00-15:00 |
| Hawthorne Rd | Begonia Rd to Main Rd | 06:00-15:00 |
| Main Rd | R55/Pitts Ave to Zinnia Rd | 06:00-15:30 |
| Main Rd | Zinnia Rd to Witkoppen Rd | 06:00-15:45 |
| Witkoppen Rd | Main Rd to Kingfisher Dr | 06:00-16:00 |
| Kingfisher Dr | Kingfisher to Alexander Ave | 06:00-16:00 |
| Alexander Ave | Alexander Ave to Westway Rd | 06:00-16:00 |
| Westway Rd | Westway Rd to Leslie Rd | 06:00-16:00 |
| Leslie Rd | Leslie Rd to Douglas Dr | 06:00-16:00 |
| Douglas Dr | Douglas Dr to Grosvenor Rd | 06:00-16:00 |
| Grosvenor Rd | Grosvenor Rd to Moray Dr | 06:00-16:00 |
| Moray Dr | Grosvenor Rd to Cumberland Ave | 06:00-16:00 |
| Cumberland Ave | Moray Dr to Homestead Ave | 06:00-16:00 |
| Homestead Ave | Cumberland Ave to Bram Fischer Dr | 06:00-16:00 |
| Bram Fischer Dr | Homestead Ave to Jan Smuts Ave | 06:00-16:30 |
| Jan Smuts Ave | Bram Fischer Dr to Empire Rd | 06:00-17:00 |
| Jan Smuts Ave/Bertha Str | Ntomi Piliso Str to Miriam Makeba Str | 06:00-17:00 |
| Carr Str | Ntomi Piliso Str to Miriam Makeba Str | 06:00-17:00 |
| Nasrec Rd | Rifle Range Rd to Adcock Ingram Ave | 06:00-17:30 |
| Nasrec Rd | Adcock Ingram Ave to Rand Show Rd | 06:00-17:30 |