Construction on MyCiTi depots on the corner of Spine Road and Mew Way between Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain is 65% complete.
According to City of Cape Town (CoCT) officials, the bus transit project should be complete by May next year.
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As per Engineering News, construction on the 15-hectare site was delayed due to extortion attempts by the ‘construction mafia’. Work started in August 2022.
‘I am happy to see good progress in the construction of the new MyCiTi depots, which will be at the heart of operations for this big extension of the MyCiTi bus system,’ says Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis.
‘The city is working at pace to expand the MyCiTi bus service to the metro-southeast, specifically to Philippi, Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha.’
‘Once complete, hundreds of thousands of commuters will have access to safe, reliable, direct public transport along one of the busiest transport routes in the city.’
Hill-Lewis adds that the project forms part of the City’s infrastructure budget, directly benefiting lower-income households in 2023/24.
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According to CoCT Urban Mobility MMC Rob Quintas, the facility will house 290 buses. This number will increase as MyCiTi expands.
‘The facilities will serve as a base for the MyCiTi service, including administrative offices, boardrooms, training space, facilities for staff and drivers, and security-controlled access on both roads.’
The project is co-funded by a Dutch government grant.
To date, the completed work includes:
- The installation of foundation and underground bulk civil engineering services, including electricity, water, plumbing and sewerage services for both depots
- External building work, roof sheeting and internal finishes for the east depot.
Work currently underway includes:
- Paving the staging area for the east depot
- Installing a permanent water connection to both depots
- Finishing external building work for the west depot.
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Picture: MyCiTi Bus / Facebook