Cape Town road closures this weekend
This weekend sees the celebration of the ANC’s 103rd birthday at the Cape Town stadium. It is going to be a very busy day indeed.
The Stadium has been reserved for only 55 000 invited guests, however it is anticipated that an additional 50 000 plus uninvited people will arrive on the day in the hopes of attending the celebrations.
The City has informed the Mouille Point Ratepayers Association that 40 buses will transfer all invited guests to and from the Stadium (route: Helen Suzman into Beach Road at the Shell Garage then into Fritz Sonnenberg Road).
It has been reported that 800 buses and 1000 taxis will be coming to the event. No matter what contingency plans have been put in place the sheer volume of traffic and large number of people attending will more than likely cause a few issues.
Gates open at 7am on Saturday 10 January 2015 with the programme officially commencing at 09h00. In attendance will be the SA President, Deputy President, other ANC Officials and international VIP’s and guests. Celebrations in the Stadium will come to an end at 5pm.
Below you will find the proposed temporary road closures:
ScheduleAFFECTED ROADS | BETWEEN | RESTRICTION | |||
Fritz Sonnenberg Rd | Stefan Way & McDonalds | Full closure both directions | 00h00 – 23h59 | ||
Fritz Sonnenberg Rd | Portswood & Granger Bay | Full closure both directions | 00h00 – 23h59 | ||
Vlei Rd | Green Point Cricket Club & Fritz Sonnenberg Road | Full closure both directions | 00h00 – 23h59 | ||
Helen Suzman Blvd | Buitengragt & Beach Road | Right lane is a Bus & Emergency lane and SAP Escort in both directions. | 07h00 – 10h00 15h00 – 18h00 |
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Helen Suzman Blvd | Buitengragt & Beach Road | Second lane closed for SAPS escort | Westbound 07h00 – 10h00 Eastbound 15h00-17h00 |
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Fritz Sonnenberg Road | Stephan Way & Bay Road | Full closure both directions | 04h00 – 23:59 | ||
Fritz Sonnenberg Road | Granger Bay Boulevard & McDonalds | Full closure both directions | 06h00 – 10h00 15h00 – 18h00 |
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Stephan Way | Fritz Sonnenberg & Hamiltons Rugby Club | Full closure both directions | 04h00 – 23h00 | ||
Vlei Rd | Helen SuzmanBoulevard & GreenPoint Cricket Club | Full closure both directions | 04h00 – 23h59 | ||
Portswood Rd | Helen Suzman Boulevard & Beach Road | Full closure both directions | 14h30 – 17h00 | ||
Fort Wynyard Rd | Portswood & Granger Bay | Road Closed | 00h00 – 23h59 | ||
Granger Bay Blvd | Helen Suzman Boulevard & Beach Road | Full closure both directions | 00h00 – 18h00 | ||
Beach Rd | Haul Road & Portswood Road | Full closure both directions | 14h30 – 17h00 | ||
Fan Walk – CBD – Stadium | |||||
Somerset Rd | Ebenezer Rd & Buitengracht | Full closure | 06h00 – 10h00 15h00 – 18h00 |
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Main Rd | Ebenezer Road to York Road | Full closure | |||
Ebenezer Rd | Prestwich Street & Somerset Road | Local access only – no through traffic | |||
All enquiries regarding traffic for this event may be directed to the Transport Information Centre on 0800 65 64 63.