Cape Town – The City of Cape Town will be undertaking major roadworks along Camps Bay Drive this winter, closing the roadway for general traffic from Monday 20 April 2015.
The City of Cape Town has sent out a statement warning residents and visitors to expect major traffic delays along the alternatives routes to and from Camps Bay.
The City will host an open day where officials will share information about the project and alternative routes and access, and residents and interested parties are urged to attend this gathering. The details regarding the meeting are as follows:
Date: Thursday 9 April 2015
Time: 15.00 to 18.00
Venue: Camps Bay High School, Seminar Hall
Camps Bay Drive has not been refurbished for the past 30 years, and the major upgrade will aim to significantly improve the road condition and safety for road users. The City of Cape Town said that the upgrade could not have been postponed any longer.
Brett Herron, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Transport for Cape Town, said that “the roadworks will unfortunately cause significant delays and inconvenience”.
He urged road users to familiarise themselves with the alternative routes well in advance, saying “about 14 000 vehicles travel along Camps Bay Drive every day and commuters will have to be accommodated on other roads to enter or exit Camps Bay. It is therefore very important to expect delays and to take this into account when planning your journey.”
Transport for Cape Town, the City’s transport authority, will spend approximately R20 million on this project that is to be concluded by the end of September this year if everything goes according to plan.
The project entails the following:
- Camps Bay Drive will be widened by 1,4 meters on the Table Mountain side between Geneva Drive and Rontree Avenue
- The center line of Camps Bay Drive will be shifted by 0,7 meters, effectively widening each lane by 0,7 meters
- The road surface will be improved by removing the top surface (25 cm) and replacing it with recycled material and asphalt
- Some of the sharp corners along Camps Bay Drive will be slackened to allow for the safe passage of buses in opposite directions
- There will be no widening of the road between Rontree Avenue and Houghton Road, but the road surface will be rehabilitated along this part of Camps Bay Drive
- The damaged culvert on Victoria Road in Bakoven will be replaced and this will require a stop-and-go controlled traffic accommodation at this section of the road
While Camp’s Bay Drive will be completely closed for the duration of the roadworks, stop-and-go control points will be in operation between Geneva Drive and Prima Avenue and Houghton Drive and Rontree Avenue to give access to residents who live in the vicinity of the roadworks.
Commuters can make use of Geneva Drive as an alternative route to enter or exit Camps Bay.
Councillor Herron assured residents that they “will have first-hand experience of the benefits once this project is completed”.
He urged road users to be patient and to please obey the signboards during the construction period.
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