MODDERFONTEIN LIFE
Development update
D
evelopment in Modderfontein continues to progress and there is
talk of more to come. There are changes happening all the time
and it is easy to feel like they are just going to happen without any
consideration or input from the people living in the area. With this
in mind a committee has been set up to try and keep up to speed with
the development plans and where possible give input into the process.
The committee was initiated by residents from Thornhill and is a joint
effort made up of Thornhill and Lakeside residents. The Modderfontein
Community Working Group (MCWG) hopes to be a voice for the community
and will engage with the developers to get answers and give input. There
have been some initial meetings to set up the committee and we have
also met with various parties involved in the development.
The committee met with
Nevada (the developers of the
shopping centre) and items of
discussion included:
• Robots or traffic circles? I am
sure you have heard that we
will have various sets of traffic
lights installed along Johan-
nesburg road. We believe that
this will slow down traffic flow
along the road, increase noise
and air pollution, and cause
congestion for us as we enter
and leave the Village as we
wait for the lights to change
at the intersection outside the Village. There are plans to have slipways
to try speed up traffic flow but we think that traffic will still be slowed
down. The committee have spoken to the developers (Nevada) and Jo-
hannesburg Roads Agency and both of them are in favour of traffic lights.
We are looking at how we can put in an objection to the traffic lights and
are reviewing our options in this regard. We will keep you informed as we
progress.
• Security. The committee met with Nevada to understand their plans for
security and how we might link up the security efforts of the two estates
and the shopping centre. It is early days and this will be an ongoing dis-
cussion. The developers plan to have a number plate recognition system
as part of their security. This will be able to pick up false plates or stolen
cars before they enter the shopping parking and have security deal with
it. Our own security committee have been looking at systems like this as
an option for the Village and we will investigate how we might be able to
work together.
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