The world’s largest timed bike ride is back as the City gears up for this weekend’s Cape Town Cycle Tour.
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With thousands of cyclists set to take to the City’s streets on Saturday and Sunday, widespread road closures can be expected across the Cape Peninsula.
The following areas can expect disruptions:
Saturday, 11 March
Cape Town (CBD)
- Castle Street between Strand Street & Darling Street: 2-4 pm
- Darling Street between Lower Plein & Buitenkant Street: 3-4 pm
- Corporation Street between Darling Street & Caledon Street: 3-4 pm
- Parade Street between Darling Street & Caledon Street: 3-4 pm
- Strand Street & Newmarket Street between Lower Plein Street & Russel Road: 9 pm (Sat) – 4 pm (Sun)
- Nelson Mandela Boulevard incoming Strand Street off-ramp: 7 pm (Sat) – 4 pm (Sun)
Green Point
Helen Suzman Boulevard from Beach Road to the Traffic Circle: 2 pm (Sat) – 9 pm (Sun)
Noordhoek
Chapman’s Peak Drive (M6) and Noordhoek Road (M6) to Princess Street: Sat: 6 pm (Sat) – 6 pm (Sun)
Sunday, 12 March
Cape Town (CBD)
- Strand Street & Newmarket Street between Adderley Street & Russel Road: 4 am – 4 pm
- Buitenkant Street between Darling Street & Caledon Street: 4 am – 4 pm
- Sir Lowry Road between Canterbury Street & Christiaan Barnard Boulevard: 4 am – 9 am
- Hanover Street between Darling & Tennant Street: 4 am – 9 am
- Darling Street between Adderley Street & Lower Plein Street: 4 am – 4 pm
- Lower Plein Street between Strand Street and Darling Street: 4 am – 4 pm
Woodstock/University Estate
- Phillip Kgosana Drive (M3)
- Roodebloem Road and Hospital Bend
- Nelson Mandela Boulevard (N2) Eastbound
Traffic will be diverted to Main Road from 5:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Hospital Bend (N2, M3) Interchange
- Settlers Way (N2) to Muizenberg (M3) ramp (Southbound)
- M3 on-ramp from Groote Schuur Hospital (Anzio Road – Southbound)
(From 5:30 am to 12:30 pm.)
Mowbray, Rondebosch, Newlands, Claremont, Bishopscourt
- M3: Rhodes Drive, Union Avenue,Paradise Road, Edinburgh Drive
(From 6:00 am to 1.30 pm.)
Wynberg, Constantia, Tokai
- M3 Freeway (Blue Route): 6 am – 13:30 pm
- Tokai – Steenberg Road (M42): 06:15 am – 12:30 pm
Parts of the following areas will be closed for a bit longer for the 42km race:
- Wynberg, Constantia, Tokai
- Mowbray, Rondebosch, Newlands, Claremont, Bishopscourt
- Hospital Bend (N2, M3) Interchange
- Tokai, Lakeside, False Bay Coast to Cape Point, and Scarborough
- Cape Point, Scarborough, Kommetjie, Ocean View, Masipumelele
- Hout Bay, Llandudno, Camps Bay, Bakoven
- Bantry Bay, Clifton
- Sea Point, Mouille Point
Find the detailed list of road closures and times, here.
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The “girls only” cycling team taking part in CT’s Cycle Tour
Photo: Sam Clark/CTCTT