The City of Cape Town’s mayoral committee has recommended extending the N2 Express bus operating contract by an additional two years.
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This is to ensure that the N2 Express service between Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha, as well as the Civic Centre station, will continue until the second phase of the MyCiTi bus service becomes operational between the metro-south east and Wynberg and Claremont.
The contract with the N2 Express Joint Venture company operating the N2 Express service will end on 30 June 2024.
It consists of four routes:
- Two from Kuyasa serve commuters from Khayelitsha East and Khayelitsha West
- Two from the Mitchells Plain Town Centre and Kapteinsklip in Mitchells Plain
The buses travel via the N2 highway to the City’s CBD and back.
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‘I am grateful that the City’s Mayoral Committee has recommended that the City extends this contract for another two years,’ says Rob Quintas, the City’s Mayco member for urban mobility.
‘Thousands of commuters from Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha rely on the N2 Express to travel to the CBD. Given the implosion of passenger rail over the last decade, it is even more important that we provide commuters with a scheduled and affordable alternative.’
‘The intention is to keep this service operating while we are busy building the infrastructure for the implementation of Phase 2A of the MyCiTi bus service that will connect the metro-southeast with Wynberg and Claremont.’
‘If all goes as planned, some of the routes will be operational by 2026.’
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