On schedule and on budget… That's what every contractor and client dreams of being able to say about their major project. And that's what the City of Cape Town, the Western Province government and their contractors and consultants can say about Hospital Bend Interchange. After seven years of planning and two years of complex construction work, Capetonians are now able to use the newly completed Hospital Bend Interchange, which is expected to greatly ease traffic flow to and from the central … [Read more...]
Preselection lanes on Hospital Bend to be opened on Saturday
16 April, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Traffic flow into Cape Town from Rhodes Drive (M3) and Settlers Way (N2) is expected to ease soon as the preselection lanes on Hospital Bend in the direction of the city will be opened to traffic for the first time on Saturday. People will also be able to use the new links to and from Anzio Road to access and leave Groote Schuur Hospital and Main Road Observatory. The City planned to open these lanes at midnight last night, but strong winds yesterday prohibited the contractor from handling … [Read more...]
All Systems go for Hospital Bend
12 February, 2010 By Leave a Comment
'New roads lead to better traffic flow' said our headline in the March 2008 issue of the City's monthly newspaper, CityNews. Cape Town motorists are going to have to suffer short-term pain for long-term gain, we explained, as we all endure a series of planned roadworks aimed at significantly improving the city's transport infrastructure ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. And now it's 2010 – almost two years later. And that short-term pain was not only nowhere near as painful as we … [Read more...]
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