Cape Argus Cycle Tour 2013 road closures

Posted Wed, 6 Mar (2 months ago)

The Cycle Tour is the world’s largest timed cycle race and takes participants on a route of close to 109km around the Cape Peninsula. The City of Cape Town has put together a detailed transport plan for this year’s Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour, which takes place on Sunday, 10 March 2013.

“The City of Cape Town is proud to once again be hosting this premier event, and we wish participants well as they tackle the challenging route,” says Mayoral Committee Member for Tourism, Events and Marketing, Councilor Grant Pascoe.

The following special arrangements will be in place for the day of the event:

A free MyCiTi shuttle between the Civic Centre/Thibault Square Station and the Stadium Station. This shuttle service will be free from 06:00 to 18:00
Cycle tour sweep buses will be operational at various points along the route, to assist participants who are unable to finish the race
Clean-up crew buses will be operational after the race
Buses will help transport physiotherapists to stations along the route
MyCiTi buses on the Table View trunk route will operate on the normal T1 route with deviation at Paarden Eiland Station onto Marine Drive, meaning there will be no stop at the Woodstock station. The buses will operate on the normal weekend schedule, but start one hour earlier at 05:40. This will be a paid service, using a valid myconnect card. This early start time applies only to the buses travelling in the direction of the city
Buses on the Table View feeder routes will start operating earlier than usual for the weekend, from 05:15 onwards. Transport on these routes is not free and must be paid for with a valid myconnect card

The Civic Centre Station itself will be closed on the day of the event, and all services stationed there will be temporarily relocated to the Thibault Square Station. This is due to Hertzog Boulevard being closed to normal traffic to allow for participants of the Cycle Tour to access the start. This deviation will be in effect from the start of the bus service at 06:00 until 14:00 whereupon buses will depart from the Civic Centre station.

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.

Road closures

Saturday, 9 March 2013

Area	Details	Time of closure
Foreshore, Cape Town CBD	Hertzog Boulevard, outbound carriageway between Heerengracht and Christiaan Barnard	Saturday 16:00 – Sunday 11:30
Green Point	Helen Suzman Boulevard, Beach Road to Traffic Circle (city bound carriageway)	Saturday 12:00 – Sunday 21:00
Noordhoek, Hout Bay	Chapman’s Peak Drive (M6), Noordhoek Road (M6) to Princess Street	Saturday 18:00 - Sunday 17:00

Sunday, 10 March 2013

Area	Details	Time of closure
Foreshore	Hertzog Boulevard, both carriageways between Heerengracht and Nelson Mandela Boulevard (N2)	00:00 – 11:30
Foreshore	Heerengracht, both carriageways between Hans Strijdom Ave (Fountain Circle) and Coen Steytler Avenue	04:00 – 11:30
Woodstock, University Estate	De Waal Drive (M3), outbound between Roodebloem Road and Hospital Bend. Traffic will be diverted to Main Road	05:30 – 11:30
CBD, Woodstock	Nelson Mandela Boulevard (N2) Eastbound	05:30 – 11:30
Hospital Bend (N2, M3) Interchange	Settlers Way (N2) to M3 (Muizenberg) ramp (Southbound) M3 on-ramp from Groote Schuur Hospital (Southbound)	05:30 – 11:30
Mowbray, Rondebosch, Newlands, Claremont, Bishopscourt	M3 (Rhodes Drive, Union Avenue, Paradise, Edinburgh Drive) Southbound, including all on-ramps between Nelson Mandela Boulevard up to Trovato Link	06:00 – 11:45
Wynberg, Constantia, Tokai	M3 Freeway (Blue Route), Southbound, including all on-ramps between Trovato Link and Steenberg Road	06:00 – 12:15
Tokai	Steenberg Road (M42), M3 off-ramp to Main Rd	06:15 – 12:15
Tokai, Lakeside, Muizenberg, False Bay Coast to Cape Point, Scarborough	Main Road (M4) - Between Steenberg Road & Clairvaux Road Main Road (M4) - Clairvaux Road to Fish Hoek Traffic Circle Main Road (M4) - Fish Hoek Traffic Circle to Glen Road, Glencairn Main Road (M4) - Glen Road to Simon’s Town Main Road (M4) - Simon’s Town to entrance of Cape Point Nature Reserve Main Road (M4) - Entrance of Cape Point Nature Reserve (M4) to Perdekloof (M65) Main Road (M4) - Perdekloof to Soetwater	06:15 – 12:30 06:15 – 12h50 06:30 – 13:00 06:30 – 13:15 06:45 – 14:30 07:00 – 14:30 07:00 – 15:00
Cape Point, Scarborough, Kommetjie, Ocean View	Slangkop Road (M82), Soetwater to Kommetjie Road (M65)	06:45 - 15:00
Kommetjie, Ocean View, Masipumelele	Kommetjie Road (M65), Slangkop Road to Glencairn Expressway (M6)	06:45 - 15:30
Noordhoek, Sun Valley	Ou Kaapse Weg Extension (M64), Kommetjie Road (M65) to Noordhoek Road (M6)	06:45 - 15:30
Noordhoek, Sun Valley	Noordhoek Road (M6), Ou Kaapse Weg Ext. (M64) to base of Chapman’s Peak Drive Chapman’s Peak Drive	06:45 - 16:00 00:00 – 16:30
Hout Bay, Llandudno	Chapman’s Peak Drive (M6), Princess Street (M90) to Victoria Ave (M6) Hout Bay	07:00 - 17:30
Hout Bay, Llandudno, Camps Bay, Bakoven	Victoria Road (M6) Northbound and Southbound, Princess Road (M90) Hout Bay to Camps Bay	07:00 - 17:30
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 Meadway	07:30 - 17:30 05:00 - 17:45
Camps Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay	Victoria Road (M6) North and Southbound, Mead Way to Lower Kloof Road	07:30 - 18:00
Camps Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay	Victoria Road (M6), Northbound and Southbound, Lower Kloof Road to Queens Road, Sea Point	04:00 - 17:45
Bantry Bay, Sea Point	Queens Road (M6), Victoria Road to Beach Road	06:00 - 17:45
Sea Point, Green Point & Mouille Point	Beach Road (M6) City bound carriageway - Queens Road Circle to St Johns Road Beach Road (M6) City bound carriageway –St James to Helen Suzman Boulevard (M6) Beach Road/Beach Road to Fritz Sonnenberg	06:00 - 18:30 07:30 - 19:30 07:30 – 19:30
Green Point area	Fritz Sonnenberg between Beach Road and Granger Bay Blvd Green Point Circle. Controlled Access point	07:30 – 18:30
Green Point area	Bill Peters Drive, at Bay Road	04:00 - 19:30
Green Point area	Helen Suzman Boulevard (M6) - Eastbound from Beach Road to Green Point Traffic Circle Helen Suzman Boulevard (M6) – Westbound from Green Point Circle to Beach Road	00:00 - 21:00 04:00 – 19:30

The Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust, organisers of the Cycle Tour, appeals to all residents in Muizenberg, St James, Kalk Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay and Sea Point (including Victoria and Beach Road) not to park along the Main Road on the day of the event. Please use alternative side roads or designated parking areas.

Traffic Services personnel will be deployed along the entire route, to assist with the free flow of traffic.

Public transport – Sunday, 10 March 2013
MyCiTi - Civic Centre Station	The Civic Centre Station will be closed from 04:20 to 14:00. All MyCiTi services operating from the Civic Centre Station will be relocated to Thibault Square Station on Hans Strijdom Avenue during this period. From 14:00 the usual service will operate from Civic Centre Station.	04:20 – 14:00
MyCiTi – Woodstock Station	The Woodstock Station will be closed. No services will operate from this station for the duration of the closure.	05:40 – 14:00
MyCiTi - Airport – Civic Centre Service	Route Deviation: Airport – Civic Centre Route From 04:20 to 14:00 the airport service will arrive and depart at Thibault Square Station and not Civic Centre Station. The service will travel without stopping between the Airport and Thibault Square Stations. From 14:00 the usual service will operate from Civic Centre Station.	04:20 – 14:00
MyCiTi - Table View - Civic Centre Service (Additional service)	Route Deviation: Table View – Civic Centre Route From 05:40 to 14:00 the Table View – Civic Centre Service operating from Civic Centre Station will be relocated to Thibault Square Station. Table View buses will travel directly between Paarden Eiland and Thibault Square Stations and will not pass Woodstock Station in either direction. From 14:00 the usual service will operate from Civic Station. This service will start one hour earlier at 05:40 and run every 20 minutes. The F14, F15 & F16 services will also start one hour earlier. Spectators are encouraged to use this service due to limited parking in the CBD.	05:40 – 14:00
MyCiTi - F1 Gardens –Civic Centre – Waterfront Service	Route Deviation: Gardens – Civic Centre - Waterfront Route From 06:40 to 14:00 the Gardens – Civic Centre - Waterfront service operating from Civic Centre Station will be relocated to the Thibault Square Station. Buses will not pass the Adderley Street and St George’s stops during this period. From 14:00 the usual service will operate from Civic Station.	06:40 – 14:00
MyCiTi - Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour Shuttle Service from Thibault Square to Stadium Station (Additional service)	Event Service A free shuttle service will run every 10 minutes from 06:00 to 18:00 between Thibault Square Station in the City Centre and Stadium Station in Green Point. Spectators are encouraged to use this service due to limited parking in Green Point. From 14:00 the shuttle will also stop at Civic Centre Station.	06:00 – 18:00