Road closures for #CTCycleTour
The Cape Town council advised residents that roads from downtown to the southern peninsula would be closed at the weekend for the #CTCycleTour.
|||Cape Town - The Cape Town council on Thursday advised residents that roads from downtown to the southern peninsula would be closed at the weekend for the city’s annual cycle tour on Sunday.
Councillor Brett Herron said the closures would also cause the MyCiTi route to be deviated.
The following roads will be closed on Saturday:
Foreshore, Cape Town CBD
Hertzog Boulevard, outbound carriageway between Heerengracht and Christiaan Barnard (Oswald Pirow)
Saturday 3pm - Sunday 11.30 am
Green Point
Helen Suzman Boulevard, Beach Road to traffic circle (city-bound carriageway)
Saturday noon - Sunday 9pm
Noordhoek, Hout Bay
Chapman’s Peak Drive (M6), Noordhoek Road (M6) to Princess Street
Saturday 6pm - Sunday 5pm
And on Sunday:
Foreshore
Hertzog Boulevard, both carriageways between Heerengracht and Nelson Mandela Boulevard (N2)
Midnight - 11.30am
Heerengracht, both carriageways between Hans Strijdom Avenue (fountain circle) and Coen Steytler Avenue
DF Malan Drive from the entrance to Media24 and Hertzog Boulevard
Midnight - 11.30am
Woodstock, University Estate
De Waal Drive (M3), outbound between Roodebloem Road and Hospital Bend. Traffic will be diverted to Main Road
05.30am - 11.30am
CBD, Woodstock
Nelson Mandela Boulevard (N2) eastbound
05.30 - 11.30am
Hospital Bend (N2, M3) interchange
Settlers Way (N2) to M3 (Muizenberg) ramp (southbound)
M3 on-ramp from Groote Schuur Hospital (southbound)
05.30am - 11.30am
Mowbray, Rondebosch, Newlands, Claremont, Bishopscourt
M3 (Rhodes Drive, Union Avenue, Paradise Road, Edinburgh Drive) southbound, including all on-ramps between Nelson Mandela Boulevard up to Trovato Link
6am - 11.45am
Wynberg, Constantia, Tokai
M3 Freeway (Blue Route), southbound, including all on-ramps between Trovato Link and Steenberg Road
6am - 12.15am
Tokai
Steenberg Road (M42), M3 off-ramp to Main Rd
6.15am - 12.15am
Tokai, Lakeside, Muizenberg, False Bay Coast to Cape Point, Scarborough
Main Road (M4) - between Steenberg Road and Clairvaux Road
6.15am to 12.30pm
Main Road (M4) - Clairvaux Road to Fish Hoek traffic circle
6.15am to 12.50pm
Main Road (M4) - Fish Hoek traffic circle to Glen Road, Glencairn
6.15am to 1pm
Main Road (M4) - Glen Road to Simon’s Town
6.30am to 13.15pm
Main Road (M4) - Simon’s Town to the entrance of Cape Point Nature Reserve
6.45am to 2.30pm
Main Road (M4) - entrance of Cape Point Nature Reserve (M4) to Perdekloof (M65)
7am - 2.30pm
Main Road (M4) - Perdekloof to Soetwater
7am - 2.30pm
Cape Point, Scarborough, Kommetjie, Ocean View
Slangkop Road (M82), Soetwater to Kommetjie Road (M65)
6.45am - 3pm
Kommetjie, Ocean View, Masiphumelele
Kommetjie Road (M65), Slangkop Road to Glencairn Expressway (M6)
6.45am - 3.30pm
Noordhoek, Sun Valley
Ou Kaapse Weg Extension (M64), Kommetjie Road (M65) to Noordhoek Road (M6)
6.45am - 3.30pm
Noordhoek, Sun Valley
Noordhoek Road (M6), Ou Kaapse Weg Extension (M64) to base of Chapman’s Peak Drive
Chapman’s Peak Drive
6.45am - 4pm
Midnight - 4.30pm
Hout Bay, Llandudno
Chapman’s Peak Drive (M6), Princess Street (M90) to Victoria Avenue (M6) Hout Bay
7am - 5.30pm
Hout Bay, Llandudno, Camps Bay, Bakoven
Victoria Road (M6) northbound and southbound, Princess Road (M90) Hout Bay to Camps Bay
7am - 5.30pm
Camps Bay, Bantry Bay and Clifton
Victoria Road (M6) northbound and southbound - between Houghton Road and Camps Bay Drive
Victoria Road (M6) northbound and southbound - between Camps Bay Drive and Mead Way
7.30am - 5.30pm
5am - 5.45pm
Camps Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay
Victoria Road (M6) north and southbound, Mead Way to Lower Kloof Road
7.30am - 6pm
Camps Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay
Victoria Road (M6), northbound and southbound, Lower Kloof Road to Queens Road, Sea Point
4am - 5.45pm
Bantry Bay, Sea Point
Queens Road (M6), Victoria Road to Beach Road
6am - 5.45pm
Sea Point, Green Point and Mouille Point
Beach Road (M6) city-bound carriageway - Queens Road Circle to St John’s Road
6am - 6.30pm
Beach Road (M6) city-bound carriageway - St James to Helen Suzman Boulevard (M6)
7.30am - 7.30pm
Beach Road to Fritz Sonnenberg Road
7.30am - 7.30pm
Green Point area
Fritz Sonnenberg Road between Beach Road and Granger Bay Boulevard, Green Point Circle, controlled access point
7.30am - 6.30pm
Bill Peters Drive, at Bay Road
4am - 7.30pm
Helen Suzman Boulevard (M6) - eastbound from Beach Road to Green Point traffic circle
Midnight - 9pm
Helen Suzman Boulevard (M6) - westbound from Green Point traffic circle to Beach Road
4am - 7.30pm
The city said special arrangements for Sunday include a free shuttle service.
“Spectators are encouraged to please make use of this service due to limited parking in Green Point. The shuttle service will run every 10 minutes from 6am to 6pm to Thibault Square station in the Cape Town central business district and the Stadium station in Green Point,” Herron said.
The shuttle will also stop at the Civic Centre station from 2pm onwards.
The MyCiTi service changes for Sunday can be found here: http://myciti.org.za/en/timetables/service-disruptions/cape-town-cycle-tour-route-deviations/
Furthermore, all enquiries regarding transport options for this event may be directed to the Transport Information Centre on 0800 65 64 63 or by e-mail transport.info@capetown.gov.za.
The Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust, organisers of the Cycle Tour, appeal to all residents in Muizenberg, St James, Kalk Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay and Sea Point (including Victoria Road and Beach Road) not to park along the Main Road on the day of the event. Residents should please use alternative side roads or designated parking areas.
“I wish all participants a safe and pleasant race. I also want to thank our road users and commuters in advance for their support and patience on the day of the Cycle Tour,” Herron said.
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