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Jul 07, 2008:
The Morningside Shopping Centre in Sandton is currently being redeveloped at a total cost of R280m.
The road upgrades alone total an investment of some R2m in the community.
The redevelopment will create a substantially larger two-level, AAA-grade retail centre.
The new design utilises the fall across the site to offer ground floor shopping at the Rivonia Road level and ground floor shopping off Waggon Street to the west of the site. The two levels will be linked by lifts and escalators in a naturally lit central atrium. Vehicle access to the centre will be available from both roads.
As part of the Morningside Shopping Centre redevelopment, the new owners, in conjunction with the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA), will be improving the roads in the immediate area.
Road improvements include the upgrading of Outspan Road, between Rivonia Road and slightly west of Waggon Street. Outspan Road will be enlarged from two lanes to five, with two lanes for traffic travelling in each direction, and also a third central right-turn lane for traffic turning into Rivonia Road.
For increased traffic safety the access to Morningside Shopping Centre from Rivonia Road will be relocated closer to the Outspan Road intersection, and the entrance will be upgraded.
Waggon Street, which is located on the west side of Morningside Shopping Centre, will be widened to include a second lane for north-bound traffic.
The planned Morningside Shopping Centre tenant mix will be led by a niche food store, and should encompass, specialist food stores, services such as banks, hairdressers, health and beauty professionals, book and music stores, coffee shops and patisseries, restaurants and fast food stores and specialised traders that will add to the offering to cater for needs of the community.
For more information contact Patrick Flanagan on 011 783 1306 or click here to visit the website.
