Commenting on the progress made so far, JRA's acting managing director, Siyabonga Nodu, said that at least a quarter of the entire project had been done.
He said at least 21 suspects had been arrested by the JMPD's reaction unit, which was launched on May 14. He described the unit as reactionary and highly sophisticated. It operates 24 hours a day.
Minnaar said the JMPD had received complaints and a substantial number of people were removed - but they appeared to be moving back. When TimesLIVE visited the bridge at about midday on Thursday, it was business as usual for the homeless people who live there, even as some packed up their bags after seeing a convoy of JMPD vehicles.
While it was unclear how much more money was needed to complete the M2 bridge rehabilitation project, the JRA said there were at least five more structures in the vicinity of the M2 that needed urgent intervention. The estimated costs for this were about R60m.
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