WESTERN CAPE. – The N1 FW de Klerk Boulevard in Cape Town was fully reopened in both directions early Monday morning after a truck struck a pedestrian bridge and damaged the structure. Concrete debris fell onto the highway, requiring essential repair work and the temporary closure of the road in both directions.
Councillor Rob Quintas, mayoral committee member for urban mobility, confirmed that two mobile cranes were used to lift the damaged section of the bridge and return it to position. The work was completed in the early morning hours, after which all debris was cleared and the N1 was reopened for traffic to and from the city centre at 04:30 Monday morning. Alan Winde, Premier of the Western Cape, praised the City of Cape Town and everyone involved in the repair work because the road could be reopened in record time. Further repair work and cosmetic finishes are expected to be scheduled this week.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
