Transport for Cape Town (TCT), the City’s transport authority, in conjunction with the City’s Traffic Service will actively manage the influx of vehicles along the Atlantic Seaboard in an effort to prevent a repetition of the gridlock conditions that have become a regular occurrence in Sea Point, Bantry Bay, Clifton and Camps Bay on 26 December and 1 January in previous years. Visitors are strongly advised to park their private vehicles in the city central business district (CBD) or foreshore area and to use the MyCiTi bus service or any other public transport service to reach the beaches along the Atlantic Seaboard on these two days. ‘We urge beachgoers to please work with us so that we can create a pleasant environment for road users and fun-seekers alike. Those who have visited the Atlantic Seaboard on these days in prior years will know that parking is very limited and that it can take easily two to three hours to travel between Sea Point and Camps Bay by car. If we all leave our private vehicles behind and opt for public transport or, where possible, walk or cycle, it will be much easier to move around,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member: Transport for Cape Town, Councillor Brett Herron. The traffic will be managed at the main entry points to the Atlantic Seaboard from 09:30 until 19:00 at the following points: • Along Somerset Road, Helen Suzman Boulevard and Beach Road in Green Point • At the corner of Victoria and Houghton Roads in Camps Bay • At the top of Kloof Nek Road By closing one lane on each of these roads (except for Kloof Nek Road which narrows into one lane near the top), Traffic Services will ensure that a limited number of vehicles at a time will access the Atlantic Seaboard at these points. These measures will assist to create relatively free-flowing traffic conditions along Victoria Road in Camps Bay and Clifton and along Beach Road in Sea Point. MyCiTi buses, minibus-taxis, coaches and chartered public transport services will receive preference at these points as far as possible. Private vehicles, however, will have to await their turn to access the Atlantic Seaboard and as such it is expected that queues will form at these points. ‘Thus, those residents and visitors who still prefer to go to these popular spots in their private vehicles should either go there before 09:00 or they should expect significant delays on 26 December 2014 and 1 January 2015. However, once they have moved beyond these points, they should be able to travel along Victoria and Beach Roads in reasonable traffic conditions or at least without sitting in heavily congested traffic,’ said Councillor Herron. Those who do not have myconnect cards can purchase single trip cards at a cost of R30 each at the kiosks at the MyCiTi stations. Passengers should please note that they will need to buy two single trip cards per person (one to travel to the beach and another to travel back to the area where they have parked). Children under four travel for free on the MyCiTi buses. Passengers are requested to familiarize themselves with the operational hours of the kiosks as these differ from the general operational hours of the MyCiTi stations. ‘The single trip cards will make it more convenient and easy for those who are unaccustomed to the MyCiTi service and we urge residents to give the MyCiTi service a try,’ said Councillor Herron. Additional MyCiTi buses will be operational on the days that generally attract big crowds to the city’s beaches: • On 16 December 2014 • From 25 to 28 December 2014 • From 1 to 4 January 2015 Additional buses will be deployed on the following routes: • 104 – Sea Point, Waterfront, Civic Centre • 106 – Civic Centre, Camps Bay (clockwise) • 107 – Civic Centre, Camps Bay (anti-clockwise) • 108 – Hangberg, Sea Point, Adderley • 109 – Hout Bay, Imizamo Yethu, Sea Point, Adderley • 217 – Melkbosstrand, Big Bay, Table View to deal with the greater demand Those with queries can phone the Transport Information Centre on (toll free from a land line, 24/7) 0800 65 64 63.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 08:20:51 +0000
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