Update on the Jabulani Transit-Orientated development project

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14-02-2025
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​The Jabulani Node was identified as one of the City of Johannesburg's signature projects for using Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) to accelerate socio-economic development by revitalising the neighbourhood for residents, commuters, businesses, and visitors.

The development is being undertaken by the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) in seven phases. Phases 1 - 4 focused on Bolani Road, Station Link Road and Theatre Link, Legogo Road Upgrade, and Water Tower Link Road.

Phase 6B, which is complete, entailed the development of a community and recreational environment for people of all ages consisting of a Jabulani Community Facility, Swimming Pool and a Safa Safe-Hub.

Phase 5, which entails the completion of Traffic Circle at Bolani Drive, is anticipated to be completed before June 2025. The final portion, Phase 7, entails the construction of Molapo Bridge which requires the acquisition of land owned by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa by the City for the JDA to complete the connection of the overpass.

Update on Molapo Bridge

The construction of Molapo Bridge was suspended in April 2022 when the project was at 90% completion due to the approval processes of the relocation of Ekom's three heavy current underground electrical cables.

The objective of Molapo bridge is to connect the community of Molapo to the Jabulani Node and the Jabulani CBD. It will also create a socially and economically integrated future for the two Soweto communities who, despite living a stone's throw apart, have been separated by a railway line.​

Molapo bridge is the final portion of the various Jabulani TOD projects. Currently the JDA is prioritising completing the traffic circle at Bolani Road project, which is underway while completing the land acquisition and statutory approval processes for the Molapo Bridge completion.

JDA has the design approvals, power attorneys to register the servitude, approval from the Joburg Property Company (JPC), and concurrence from the City of Johannesburg's Mayoral Committee. It is awaiting the City of Johannesburg council to approve the registration of the servitude in favour of Eskom in line with the land asset management transfer policy.

The JPC, JDA and the City's Development Planning department are working around the clock to ensure that all statutory compliance approvals are sought so that we can effectively relocate the lines. Preparations for the works on site should resume soon, when council approves the registration of servitude.