Cape Argus Blog: This Weekend’s Road Closures
ROAD CLOSURES DURING THIS WEEKEND’S CYCLE TOUR
If you’re planning a leisurely peninsula drive this weekend, or want watch the high-drama of Sunday’s Cape Argus (or the Giro del Capo time trial on Saturday), be prepared for road closures and delays as the cyclists – 35,000 on Sunday! – take to the streets.
Residents on the Cycle Tour route are also affected. The Cycle Tour organizers have appealed to all residents in affected areas to use side streets and designated areas for parking.
Start planning your weekend in advance! Here are the scheduled road closures:
- (Click here for street maps).
- SATURDAY, 11 MARCH 2006
Foreshore, Cape Town CBD
Roads: Hertzog Boulevard, Outbound carriageway between Heerengracht and Oswald Pirow
Time: Saturday 16h00 – Sunday 11h30
Green Point
Roads: Western Boulevard, Beach Road to Green Point Circle (city-bound carriageway)
Time: Saturday 16h00 – Sunday 18h30
- SUNDAY, 12 MARCH 2006
Foreshore
Roads: Hertzog Boulevard, Both carriageways between Heerengracht and Eastern Boulevard (N2)
Time: 00h01 – 11h30
Roads: Heerengracht, Both carriageways between Hans Strijdom Ave (Fountain Circle) to Coen Steytler Avenue
Time: 04h00 – 11h30
Woodstock, University Estate
Roads: De Waal Drive (M3), Outbound between Roodebloem Rd and Hospital Bend. Traffic will be diverted to Main Road.
Time: 06h00 – 11h45
Woodstock
Roads: Eastern Boulevard (N2) Southbound
Time: 06h00 – 11h45
Hospital Bend (N2, M3) Interchange
Roads: Settlers Way (N2) to M3 (Muizenberg) ramp Southbound
Time: 06h00 – 11h45
Roads: M3 on ramp from Groote Schuur Hospital (Southbound)
Time: 06h00 – 11h45
Mowbray, Rondebosch, Newlands, Claremont, Bishops Court
Roads: M3 (Rhodes Drive, Union Ave, Paradise, Edinburgh Drive) Southbound, including all on-ramps between Table Bay Boulevard up to Trovato Link
Time: 06h00 – 11h45
Wynberg, Constantia, Tokai
Roads: M3 Freeway (Blue Route), Southbound, including all on-ramps between Trovato link and Steenberg Road
Time: 06h00 – 12h15
Tokai
Roads: Steenberg Road (M42), M3 off-ramp to Main Road
Time: 06h15 – 12h15
Tokai, Lakeside, Muizenberg, False Bay coast to Cape Point, Scarborough
Roads: Main Road (M4) NB: Northbound and Southbound
Times:
o 06h15 -12h15: Steenberg Road to Boyes Drive
o 06h15 – 12h30: Boyes Drive to Atlantic Road
o 06h15 – 12h50: Atlantic Road to Fish Hoek Traffic Circle
o 06h30 – 13h00: Fish Hoek Traffic Circle to Glen Road, Glencairn
o 06h30 – 13h15: Glen Road to Simon’s Town
o 06h45 – 14h30: Simon’s Town to entrance of Cape Point Nature Reserve
o 07h00 – 14h30: Entrance of Cape Point Nature Reserve (M4) to Perdekloof (M65)
o 07h00 – 15h00: Perdekloof to Sweet Water
Cape Point, Scarborough, Kommetjie, Ocean View
Roads: Slangkop Road (M82), Sweet Water to Kommetjie Road (M65)
Time: 07h00 – 15h00
Kommetjie, Ocean View, Masiphumelele
Roads: Kommetjie Road (M65), Slangkop Road to Glencairn Expressway (M6)
Time: 07h00 – 15h30
Noordhoek, Sun Valley
Roads: Ou Kaapseweg Ext. (M64), Kommetjie Road (M65) to Noordhoek Road (M6)
Time: 07h00 – 15h30
Noordhoek, Sun Valley
Roads: Noordhoek Road (M6), Ou Kaapseweg Ext. (M64) to base of Chapman’s Peak Drive
Time: 07h00 – 16h00
Noordhoek, Hout Bay
Roads: Chapman’s Peak Drive (M6), Noordhoek Rd (M6) to Princess Rd
Time: 07h00 – 16h30
Hout Bay, Llandudno
Roads: Princess Road (M90), Chapman’s Peak Drive to Victoria Ave (M6) Hout Bay
Time: 07h15 – 16h30
Hout Bay, Llandudno, Camps Bay, Bakoven
Roads: Victoria Road (M6) Northbound and Southbound, Princess Road (M90) Hout Bay to Camps Bay
Time: 07h30 – 17h00
Camps Bay, Bantry Bay and Clifton
07h30 – 17h30: Victoria Road (M6) Northbound and Southbound Houghton Rd to Camps Bay Drive
05h00 – 17h45: Camps Bay Drive to Meadway
Camps Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay
Roads: Victoria Road (M6) North and Southbound, The Meadway to Lower Kloof Road
Time: 07h30 – 17h45
Camps Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay
Roads: Victoria Road (M6), Northbound and Southbound, Lower Kloof Road to Queens Road, Sea Point
Time: 04h00 – 17h45
Bantry Bay, Sea Point
Roads: Queens Road (M6), Victoria Road to Beach Road
Time: 06h00 – 17h45
Sea Point, Green Point & Mouille Point
Beach Road closures:
06h00 – 18h30: Beach Road (M6) City bound carriageway – Queens Rd circle to St Johns Road
04h00 – 18h30: Beach Road (M6) City bound carriageway – St Johns Road to Arthurs Road
07h30 – 18h30: Beach Road (M6) City bound carriageway – Arthurs Rd to Western Boulevard (M6)
Green Point
Roads: Fritz Sonnenberg between Stadium Road and Green Point Circle
Time: 05h00 – 18h30
Green Point
04h00 – 18h30: Western Boulevard (M6) – Sea Point bound from Green Point Circle to Beach Road
Saturday 16h00 – Sunday 18h30: Western Boulevard (M6) – City bound from Beach Rd to Green Point