Road closures ahead of SONA

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President Cyril Ramaphosa will address SONA on Thursday at 7pm.

Due to the event, several roads around Parliament will be closed off this week, with full closure around Parliament on Thursday.

Roads that will be affected from 10–11 February:

Parking restrictions

In the following areas from midnight (11.59pm) on Wednesday, 10 February 2021 to 11.45 on Thursday, 11 February 2021:

• Church Square, corner of Spin and Parliament Street
• Roeland Street: between Plein and Buitekant Street
• Plein Street: between Roeland and Spin Street
• Spin Street: between Parliament and Plein Street
• Parliament Street: between Longmarket and Bureau Street
• St John’s Streets: between Roeland and Vrede Street
• Adderley Street: between Wale Street and Longmarket Street
• St Mary’s Cathedral Parking Area: between Bouquet and Roeland Street
• Commercial Street between Buitenkant and Plein Street
• Barrack Street between Buitenkant and Plein Street
• Mostert Street between Buitenkant and Plein Street
• Wale Street up to Queen Victoria Street
• Hope Street from Roeland to Bouquet Street
• Longmarket to Barrack Street
• Church Street from St Georges Mall to Adderley Street

Change of direction: 6am – 11.45pm on 11 February 2021

• Commercial Street: between Plein and Buitenkant Street becomes bi-directional.

Closure: 6am to 11.45pm – 11 February 2021

• Church Square
• Roeland Street: between Plein and 69m past Hope Street
• Closure of Company Gardens
• Government Avenue from Orange Street to Wale Street
• Plein Street from Barrack Street to Roeland Street
• St Johns Street from Roeland Street to Bouquet Street.
• Gallery Lane
• Bouquet Street
• Parliament Street from the gates of Parliament to Spin Street
• Commercial Street: between Plein Street and 10m past the Nieuw Meester entrance.

"Parliament apologises for any inconvenience caused by the road closures to members of the public," Parliament said in a statement on Tuesday.

The Joint Sitting of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces will be held in a hybrid format as part of efforts to adhere to the National State of Disaster lockdown regulations – Alert Level 3.

No more than 50 participants will be allowed inside the National Assembly Chamber. All other members of parliament and guests will connect through a virtual platform.