Notice: Temporary Road Closures for 8 - 9 March 2014

The annual Cycle Tour takes place around the Cape Peninsula on the second Sunday in March each year and masses of both local and international cyclists will line up on Hertzog Boulevard to participate in the iconic event.

The Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust, organisers of the annual event, is encouraging participants and spectators alike to use public transport as far as possible on event weekend.

Operations Director of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust, Renée Jordaan, says: “We would like to urge all individuals, whether it is spectators, participants and others associated with the event, to use the trains and the Integrated Rapid Transport system to get to the start area on Cycle Tour Race Day. Parking is extremely limited, but with the assistance of the City of Cape Town, Metrorail and MyCiTi Bus services, we have increased public transport services available on event day to help cyclists and their bikes get to the starting line safely and on time.”

Jordaan says that, although not all riders will be able to make use of public transport, they are encouraged to carpool to the start area to help reduce traffic congestion on the day. “Hosting 35 000 cyclists, as well as spectators at the start line on Race Day is a mammoth task and we’d like to ensure that any traffic issues and congestions are alleviated as far as possible.”

Metrorail will be selling train tickets at the Cape Argus Momentum Lifecycle Expo at R40 each for cyclists who wish to use the train to commute to the start. The ticket allows cyclists to accessthe last two carriages of the train along with their bikes. The trains will operate according to the normal Sunday timetable, with the addition of a train leaving Simon’s Town at 07h01am and arriving at Cape Town station at 08h09, as well as a train leaving Cape Town station at 18h10 and arriving in Simon’s Town at 19h20. Riders are encouraged to visit the Metrorail website at www.metrorail.co.za for the regular train schedule.

To further ensure that all cyclists and supporters can get to the start and finish lines quickly and efficiently, the City of Cape Town has increased MyCiTi bus services in and around the Cape Town area on Race Day. Free MyCiTi buses will run every 10 minutes from Thibault Square Station to the Cape Town Stadium Terminal and back for cyclists and spectators, from 6am to 6pm. Cyclists will also be allowed to transport their bicycles on all MyCiTi buses on Cycle Tour Race Day.

Public transport

Various route deviations will apply to a number of MyCiTi routes and operating services on event day. The following routes and operating services from Civic Centre Station will be diverted to Thibault Square Station on Sunday, 9 March 2014:

MyCiTi – Route A01 Airport – Civic Centre – Waterfront
· Info: Buses will continue to the Waterfront via Nelson Mandela Boulevard, Buitengracht Street and Hans Strijdom Avenue, and will make its way back to Thibault Square Station via Loop Street, Walter Sisulu Avenue and Heerengracht Street on to Table Bay Boulevard towards the Airport via N1 and M5.
· Time: 04h00 – 11h00

MyCiTi – Route T01 Dunoon-Wood – Table View – Civic Centre – Waterfront
· Info: Buses will be operational from 05h00 and all feeders to the station will open at the regular scheduled time of 07h00. Buses will stop at Paarden Eiland Station and divert onto Marine Drive and the N1 towards Waterfront and back to Thibault Square Station. Buses will head back towards Paarden Eiland Station via Loop Street, Walter Sisulu Avenue, Heerengracht Street and Table View Boulevard, and will not pass Woodstock Station during this period.
· Time: 05h00 – 11h00

MyCiti – Route 101 Vredehoek – Gardens – Civic Centre
· Info: Buses will not pass the Convention Centre and Foreshore stops during this period.
· Time: 06h00 – 11h00

MyCiti – Route 102 Salt River – Walmer Estate – Civic Centre AND Route 103 – Oranjezicht – Gardens – Civic Centre
· Info: The return route towards Thibault Square Station will turn into Strand and Loop Streets. Buses will not pass Adderley Street (northbound) during this period.
· Time: 06h00 – 11h00

MyCiTi – Route 105 Sea Point – Fresnaye – Civic Centre
· Info: From Avenue Disandt, buses will turn into Kloof Road, Avenue Fresnaye and High Level Road. In the direction towards Thibault Square Station, buses will turn into Lower Loop Street from Strand Street. Buses will not pass the Mid Long and Adderley Street (northbound) stops during this period.
· Time: 06h00 – 19h30

MyCiTi – Route 106 Waterfront Silo – Civic Centre – Camps Bay (clockwise)
· Info: Buses will be diverted onto Lower Loop Street from Hans Strijdom Avenue towards Waterfront Silo and diverted onto Lower Long Street from Walter Sisulu Avenue towards Hans Stijdom Avenue from Waterfront Silo. On Camps Bay Drive, buses will turn into The Drive, Park Avenue and Tree Road. Buses will not pass the Convention Centre, Foreshore, Whale Rock and Camps Bay stops during this period.
· Time: 06h00 – 19h30

MyCiTi – Route 107 Waterfront Silo – Civic Centre – Camps Bay (anti-clockwise)
· Info: Buses will be diverted onto Lower Loop Street from Hans Strijdom Avenue towards Waterfront Silo and diverted onto Lower Long Street from Walter Sisulu Avenue towards Hans Stijdom Avenue from Waterfront Silo. On Tree Road, buses will turn into Park Avenue, The Drive and onto Camps Bay Drive. Buses will not pass the Convention Centre, Foreshore, Whale Rock and Camps Bay stops during this period.
· Time: 06h00 – 19h30

Road closures

The Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust is appealing to all residents in the areas affected by road closures to make use of alternative side streets and designated parking areas for parking on event weekend. Residents of Muizenberg, St James, Kalk Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay and Sea Point, including Victoria and Beach Road, are also requested not to park along Main Road.

The following road closures are a guideline for residents and visitors to help them plan their routes for the weekend. Road users and residents are urged to use alternative routes and comply with all instructions given by traffic officers and marshals to ensure the success of this year’s event. Excessive delays can be expected in certain areas over the event weekend.