Extension of the R300 highway Cape Town

Out of curiosity I kept an eye on the property market surrounding the extension area, and a lot of properties bordering the extension came up for sale the last few months. Either way nothing sits on the market Durbanville side for too long, and they do get sold.
 
joshuatree said:
Out of curiosity I kept an eye on the property market surrounding the extension area, and a lot of properties bordering the extension came up for sale the last few months. Either way nothing sits on the market Durbanville side for too long, and they do get sold.
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Yeah, weather the R300 comes or not. Durbanville property is in hot demand. My neighbor put her house in the market very recently(close to the R300 greenbelt), I sent it to my friend in the same week and he was 4th or 5th on the offer list. That house sold really quickly and for more than it was listed.
 
dualmeister said:
I asked Gemini to plot the new road and it got it completely wrong :laugh:
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Can’t say I’m surprised! Most consumer AI, be it Gemini, Grok, ChatGPT are pretty hopeless at most things, and more than happy to make things up when they don’t know.

The other day I had to argue with ChatGPT about what day of the week 22 June 2026 is. It confidently told me it’s a Wednesday. Twice. And then after corrected it, Twice, and it confirmed it now knows it is a Monday, it proceeded to generate a flyer for the evnet, on which it stated it is on Wednesday, 22 June, 2026.

I’m really not worried about AI taking over the world.
 
Zellephant said:
Can’t say I’m surprised! Most consumer AI, be it Gemini, Grok, ChatGPT are pretty hopeless at most things, and more than happy to make things up when they don’t know.
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Gemini actually admitted that it had a brain fart ...

"My apologies! I completely hallucinated the context of a project document there—I clearly misread the room (and the data)."

Then I asked if it had been day drinking and the I almost pissed myself laughing the results :laugh:
 
Stickfigure said:
Better hope it's not the same contractor doing Jakes Gerwel.....
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i had to use that cluster**** again last night and i don't understand how people maintain their sanity there...it must be more than two years of that madness...what gets me is that they don't finish one side then move to the other side...they ****up both sides...one lane for peak hour traffic...its just insane
 
akescpt said:
i had to use that cluster**** again last night and i don't understand how people maintain their sanity there...it must be more than two years of that madness...what gets me is that they don't finish one side then move to the other side...they ****up both sides...one lane for peak hour traffic...its just insane
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I live in Thornton so I've been dealing with it since they started in December 2024....

I'm not sure what's going on. They dig up large chunks of the road and it stands idle for weeks. No construction vehicles or workers in site.

But then last week they redid the stretch of Viking between Jakes Gerwel and Sipres Avenue, lines painted and all so how they complete that stretch in a week but the sections on Jakes Gerwel have been ongoing for months.

Everyone is complaining but no urgency from the COCT/contractor. Once it's eventually completed we'll then have to deal with the construction of Grand West Mall and all the traffic that will bring. Always something.....
 
Stickfigure said:
I live in Thornton so I've been dealing with it since they started in December 2024....

I'm not sure what's going on. They dig up large chunks of the road and it stands idle for weeks. No construction vehicles or workers in site.

But then last week they redid the stretch of Viking between Jakes Gerwel and Sipres Avenue, lines painted and all so how they complete that stretch in a week but the sections on Jakes Gerwel have been ongoing for months.

Everyone is complaining but no urgency from the COCT/contractor. Once it's eventually completed we'll then have to deal with the construction of Grand West Mall and all the traffic that will bring. Always something.....
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i have wondered if that contractor is holding the city to ransom or something...or the city ****ed up and appointed a horrible contractor because it should have been completed ages ago...heard of the grid lock in thornton...crazy times
 
So found a tender on SANRAL for this project, their timeline is different than what the Western Cape government has.

www.nra.co.za

Sanral: Building South Africa through better roads: SanralTenders

Sanral: Building South Africa through better roads
www.nra.co.za www.nra.co.za

This project already has an Environmental Authorisation (EA), obtained during the N1/N2 Winelands EIA. The appointed Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) will therefore be required to check and verify the existing EA, apply for a Water Use Authorisation together with a freshwater specialist study, amend the Environmental Management Programme (EMPr), and apply for any additional permits as may be necessary.

The approximate programme for design is to be completed by September 2027, enabling the construction tender process to commence in September 2028, followed by 40 months of construction monitoring commencing in February 2029.

The R300 Section 1 project is located within the Western Cape Province, in the City of Cape Town Municipality. The R300, known as the Kuils River Freeway, is a vital regional route linking Mitchells Plain with the N2, Kuils River, and the N1 between Bellville and Brackenfell. As part of long-term infrastructure development, this route plays a crucial role in enhancing regional connectivity and alleviating traffic congestion.
 
Diabolix said:
So found a tender on SANRAL for this project, their timeline is different than what the Western Cape government has.

www.nra.co.za

Sanral: Building South Africa through better roads: SanralTenders

Sanral: Building South Africa through better roads
www.nra.co.za www.nra.co.za

This project already has an Environmental Authorisation (EA), obtained during the N1/N2 Winelands EIA. The appointed Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) will therefore be required to check and verify the existing EA, apply for a Water Use Authorisation together with a freshwater specialist study, amend the Environmental Management Programme (EMPr), and apply for any additional permits as may be necessary.

The approximate programme for design is to be completed by September 2027, enabling the construction tender process to commence in September 2028, followed by 40 months of construction monitoring commencing in February 2029.

The R300 Section 1 project is located within the Western Cape Province, in the City of Cape Town Municipality. The R300, known as the Kuils River Freeway, is a vital regional route linking Mitchells Plain with the N2, Kuils River, and the N1 between Bellville and Brackenfell. As part of long-term infrastructure development, this route plays a crucial role in enhancing regional connectivity and alleviating traffic congestion.
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Sanral is responsible for building the R300 from the N1 to De Bron road. From there onward it is the responsibility of CoCT. Till just where it eventually links up with the N7, where Sanral will again become involved.
 
WollieVerstege said:
Sanral is responsible for building the R300 from the N1 to De Bron road. From there onward it is the responsibility of CoCT. Till just where it eventually links up with the N7, where Sanral will again become involved.
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N1/R300 interchange to De bron => SANRAL
De bron to Klipheuwel => Western Cape Province

I have unofficially received an update from Province. Tender is going out now. Appointment of contractor will be early next year and construction to start second part of 2027.
 
Affieplaas said:
N1/R300 interchange to De bron => SANRAL
De bron to Klipheuwel => Western Cape Province

I have unofficially received an update from Province. Tender is going out now. Appointment of contractor will be early next year and construction to start second part of 2027.
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They havent done the land survey of the site yet, at least on the Sanral part. So they haven't started on the final design. Highly unlikely they start construction that soon
 
Affieplaas said:
Seems like the project dates are slipping. The below WCG info (published 19 May 2025) states that construction was supposed to start June this year.
https://www.westerncape.gov.za/infrastructure/files/wcg-blob-files?file=2026-03/r300-ring-road-2025-onepager-19052025.pdf&type=file

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Interesting, surely the WC part can be built so long without the Sanral bit? Might cause traffic issues though on De Bron.
Hopefully it does not become another "unfinished bridge" though.
 
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