The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate is proposing road infrastructure upgrades in Muizenberg to increase the capacity of the local road network and improve public transport operations and active mobility. The public is encouraged to peruse the proposals, attend the public information days, and submit comments by 2 June 2025.
The proposed upgrades form part of the directorate’s Comprehensive Integrated Transport Plan and Congestion Relief Programme.
‘We are proposing significant upgrades to assist with the traffic flow along Baden Powell Drive for those travelling to and from Muizenberg and along some of the roads that carry high volumes of traffic within Muizenberg itself. All of these upgrades include facilities for pedestrians and cyclists to improve the safety of these vulnerable road users. These are proposals only, and I am encouraging the local residents, road users, and other stakeholders to submit their comments as we are investing in projects to keep Captonians moving. Those who are travelling along these roads and live in Muizenberg have firsthand experience of how these proposals can be further refined to better suit your needs,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas.
The proposals are as follows:
- Improvements along Royal Road from the intersection with Vlei Road to Prince George Drive
Turning Royal Road into a dual carriageway from the intersection with Vlei Road to Prince George Drive
• Providing 5m-wide shared pedestrian and cycling facilities on the southern side of the road from the intersection with Vlei Road to Prince George Drive
• Formalise the parking on both sides of Royal Road from Vlei Road to Prince George Drive and reconfigure the existing parking opposite Axminster Road with a new full access opposite Recreation Road
• Provide embayments for public transport vehicles
• Turn the intersection of Royal Road / Beach Road / Vlei Road into a dual lane roundabout with pedestrian crossings on all approaches
• Convert the intersection of Royal Road and Axminster Road to a left-in/left-out system with a median barrier
• Convert the intersection of Royal Road and Recreation Road into a full access signalised intersection, widened approach lanes, and sidewalk along Recreation Road
• Convert the intersection of Royal Road and Margate Road into a left-in/left-out system with a median barrier
• Convert the Royal Road and Sunrise Boulevard intersection into a left-in/left-out system with a median barrier; and
• Convert the Royal Road /Baden Powell Drive / Prince George Drive intersection into a dual lane roundabout with two approach and receiving lanes on all legs and new pedestrian crossings - Improvements along Baden Powell Drive from Prince George Drive to Sanderling Road
Turn Baden Powell Drive into a dual carriageway from Prince George Drive to Sanderling Road
• Provide a 3m-wide shared pedestrian and cycling facility on both sides of the road from Prince George Drive to Sanderling Road
• Create public transport embayments and new mid-block crossings
• Convert the intersection of Baden Powell Drive (R310) and Sunrise Boulevard into a full access signalised intersection; and
• Convert the intersection of Baden Powell Drive (R310) / New Baden Powell Drive / Sanderling Road into a dual lane roundabout with pedestrian crossings on all legs - Improvements along Vlei Road from the intersections with Royal Road to Alexander Road
Convert the intersection of Albertyn Road / Vlei Road / Alexander Road / Henley Road into a single-lane roundabout with pedestrian crossings on all legs - Improvements along Beach Road and Atlantic Road from Main Road to Royal Road
Convert the Civic Centre-access at the the intersection of Atlantic Road / Beach Road (R310) / Alexander Road into a left-in/left-out system off Atlantic Road; and
• Provide a 2,5m-wide cycle lane on the southern side of Beach Road from Royal Road to the Muizenberg Civic Centre - The City will be hosting two information days:
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, from 18:00 to 20:00 at the Zandvlei Lookout Community Centre at the Zandvlei Nature Reserve, 57 Promenade Road, Lakeside
• Saturday, 17 May 2025, from 10:00 to 12:30 at the Zandvlei Lookout Community Centre at the Zandvlei Nature Reserve
‘At these information days City officials will be able to answer questions and give more detailed explanations of what we are proposing. I recommend that residents attend the sessions and participate in this commenting process. Please submit your comments by 2 June 2025,’ said Councillor Quintas.
Interested and affected parties can view the designs of the affected areas and the list of streets/roads at www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay.
A high resolution map is available here.
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City of Cape Town, Media Office
