The Rea Vaya bus routes are expanding. Soon, more residents within the Northern part of Johannesburg will use the convenient and affordable public bus service.
The bus rapid transit system has announced that it will expand its routes to operate in Sandton and Alexandra as part of the Rea Vaya Phase 1 C.
'Rea Vaya Phase 1 C (a) along Louis Botha Avenue to Sandton is progressing well with much of the work already having been completed to-date. Already, all 13 low floor stations are close to being completed. Three key bridges, Rea Vaya bus and pedestrian bridge located along Lees Street in Marlboro,dedicated cycling and walking bridge by Grayston Drive and Heritage bridge in the Berea area, close to the old Herbert Baker bus station have been built and ready for the operations of Rea Vaya Phase 1C (a) buses,' read a statement on the bus service site.
Ahead of the launch, which is expected to happen before the end of the year, the bus service visited the Bellevue station next to the CBD to give out free new Rea Vaya BRT passenger cards, which cost R50 each. To get a free ABT Card, you need a cellphone, where an OTP for registration will be sent. The cards are given on a first-come, first-served basis. Rea Vaya will be at the station until October.
Alexandra and Sandton are not the only areas where the bus services will operate.
'The introduction of Rea Vaya Phase 1 C(a) will bring safe, affordable and reliable public transport to Joburg CBD, Hillbrow, Bellevue, Yeoville, Orange Grove, Cheltondale, Highlands North, Balfour Park, Gresswold, Bramley, Wynberg, Alexandra, Marlboro, Athol, Sandton, Sandown, Longmeadow, and Greenstone,' states the Rea Vaya website.
Currently, Rea Vaya operates in Cresta, Randburg, and Soweto. See all the routes here.
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