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Cape Town - The major road rehabilitation and upgrade project happening on Camps Bay Drive until September this year, weather permitting, will also affect the MyCiti bus service 106 and 107 that run in this area.
These roadworks are disrupting all traffic, including the MyCiTi buses.
Locals and tourists are urged to make provision for these alternations to their bus travels to and from the popular suburbs of Camps Bay, Clifton and surrounds on peninsula of Cape Town. The delays and route changes will also affect commuters negatively, especially during peak hours.
Although MyCiTi will continue to serve the existing area in Camps Bay, the following changes to the routes are implemented:
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106 Civic Centre - Camps Bay
This route will operate as a circular route in Camps Bay only and it will no longer serve the central city area. Passengers wishing to travel to and from the central city must change to route 107 buses at the Comrie stop in Geneva Drive.
A full schedule can be viewed here.
NOTE: Buses will continue to operate along Camps Bay Drive through the construction zone but will be subject to delays as a result of stop-and-go operations.
107 Civic Centre - Camps Bay
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This route will be cancelled between the lower intersection of Camps Bay Drive and Geneva Drive and the upper intersection of Camps Bay Drive and Geneva Drive. Instead, after leaving Victoria Road and the beachfront, the route will travel up Geneva Drive, returning to the central city via Kloof Nek.
A full schedule can be viewed here.
The following bus stops along the cancelled portion of route 107 will not be in operation: Lower Camps Bay, Houghton, Rontree, Fiskaal and Ravensteyn.
(A larger map can be viewed here)
Improvement of Camps Bay Drive
The City of Cape Town announced early in April major roadworks will affect Camps Bay Drive this winter, closing the roadway for general traffic from Monday 20 April 2015, until September, weather permitting.
The City of Cape Town has sent out a statement warning residents and visitors to expect major traffic delays along the alternatives routes to and from Camps Bay.
Camps Bay Drive has not been refurbished for the past 30 years, and the major upgrade will aim to significantly improve the road condition and safety for road users. The City of Cape Town said that the upgrade could not have been postponed any longer.
The following roads in the area will be affected:
For a full list and detailed description of the Camps Bay Drive areas affected, see: Cape Town's Camps Bay Drive closed for roadworks until September 2015.
Brett Herron, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Transport for Cape Town, said that "the roadworks will unfortunately cause significant delays and inconvenience".
He urged road users to familiarise themselves with the alternative routes well in advance, saying "about 14 000 vehicles travel along Camps Bay Drive every day and commuters will have to be accommodated on other roads to enter or exit Camps Bay. It is therefore very important to expect delays and to take this into account when planning your journey."
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