City opens refurbished Camps Bay Drive to general traffic
2015-11-27
After nearly seven months of major roadworks along Camps Bay Drive, the City of Cape Town is pleased to announce that the road will be opened to general traffic at 07:00 on Monday 30 November 2015.
The refurbishment of Camps Bay Drive during the winter months was the first along this scenic route since 1985 and amounted to approximately R30 million.
‘As of Monday morning, residents and visitors will have first-hand experience of the new, improved road surface, the widening of certain sections, and slackening of some of the sharp corners. At the time of the closure of Camps Bay Drive on 20 April 2015, approximately 14 000 vehicles traveled along this road every day and the City is grateful that the roadworks have been completed in time for the summer holiday period.
‘We encountered a number of unexpected technical challenges and I want to commend Transport for Cape Town, the City’s transport authority, for making every effort to complete the roadworks as soon as possible. I also want to thank the residents and other road users for their patience and cooperation during the period of the road closure,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member: Transport for Cape Town, Councillor Brett Herron.
Camps Bay Drive will be opened to general traffic at 07:00 on Monday 30 November 2015.
The project entailed the following:
• The widening of Camps Bay Drive on the Table Mountain side between Geneva Drive and Rontree Avenue by 1,4 metres
• The shifting of the centre line by 0,7 metres, effectively widening each lane by 0,7 metres
• The improvement of the road surface by removing the top surface (25 cm) and replacing it with recycled material and asphalt
• The slackening of some of the sharp corners, allowing for the safe passage of buses in opposite directions
• The rehabilitation of the road surface between Rontree Avenue and Houghton Road
‘As a MyCiTi feeder route between the city and Camps Bay, and being a scenic tourist route, Camps Bay Drive carries a significant amount of bus traffic. The road widening and slackening of corners along this important artery now makes it easier and safer for buses to pass in opposite directions,’ said Councillor Herron.
In addition, MyCiTi commuters should please note that the normal routing of the MyCiTi Route 107 in an anti-clockwise direction between Camps Bay and the Civic Centre station will take effect as from Tuesday 1 December 2015. Commuters will be able to alight and board at the Route 107 and 106 stops along Camps Bay Drive as they did before the road closure.
‘The buses along the MyCiTi Route 106 will continue operating as an internal shuttle in Camps Bay, serving as a feeder service to Route 107 which will be the only route operating between the city centre and Camps Bay. During the construction period we observed that having one high-frequency route (Route 107) operating to Camps Bay and back, instead of the previous two routes which operated in a clockwise and anti-clockwise direction, better served commuters within Camps Bay. We will continue monitoring these routes after the opening of Camps Bay Drive to ensure that the needs of the commuters are adequately provided for,’ said Councillor Herron.
Transport for Cape Town has also completed the roadworks along Main Road in Hout Bay. The road was opened to two-way traffic on 16 October 2015 and the MyCiTi buses operating along Route 109 (Hout Bay, Imizamo Yethu, Sea Point, and Adderley Street) have since reverted to the normal routing.