Cape Town IRT System

[capetownguy]

IRT Construction Schedule – Phase 1

* R27 - Blaauwberg Road to Atlantis
Construction of IRT stations between Atlantis and Sandown Road are being finalised, station construction begins in 2010.

* R27 – From Sandown Road to Blaauwberg Road
Construction of cycle lane to be completed by March 2010.

* R27 – from Blaauwberg Road to Milner Road (Paarden Eiland)
Dedicated IRT lanes and cycle lanes are currently under construction and will be completed by March 2010.

* Potsdam Road from Doornbach to Blaauwberg Road
Construction of IRT lanes and a cycle lane begins July 2009 until mid-2010.

* Bayside Centre linking to the R27
Construction of a major IRT station and cycle lane begins mid-April 2009

* Blaauwberg Road (between R27 & Potsdam Road)
Construction of IRT lanes and a cycle lane in the median of the road will begin in approximately mid-June 2009. The construction will not affect the avenue of trees.

* Hertzog Boulevard (and Civic Lane and Old Marine Road)
Construction of dedicated IRT lanes, IRT station and a cycle lane begins mid-April 2009 until March 2010.

* Somerset Road
Cycle lane is currently under construction, completed by March 2010

* Inner-city IRT Services to Hout Bay
Construction of IRT infrastructure including some IRT lanes, stations and cycle infrastructure begins in the second half of 2009

* Century City
Construction of IRT stations begins at the end of 2009, from Century City via Bosmansdam Road and Koeberg Road to the R27 at Woodbridge Island.

* Airport
The Airport Plaza, with an IRT station base structure will be completed by December 2009, the station top structure will be completed by March 2010.

 

[capetownguy]

Inner City IRT Services
Feeder and Trunk Routes

 

[capetownguy]

IRT Station Design

 

[Just_Ice]

Looks good!
Nice work capetownguy!

 

[metalcore]

The funny thing is this computer generated image doesnt capture the stinky urine like smells and dirtyness that will quickly take hold.

I remember when the taxi deck in Cape was freshly built you could throw your food down on the ground and pick it up and eat it.

Sadly these facilities don't get properly looked after and get over crowded and some how always end up being places to urinate and also end up all grimy.

They need to keep the places clean and make sure there are enough working toilets nearby and have cameras watching.

Will there really be cycle lanes that is interesting? Are the Sandown and Milner roads mentioned, the ones in Rondebosch, because I know there are extensive cycling roads there, will these be linked up with the new cycling network.

The digging happening on marine drive is that the IRT system being built?

 

[capetownguy]

The funny thing is this computer generated image doesnt capture the stinky urine like smells and dirtyness that will quickly take hold.

I remember when the taxi deck in Cape was freshly built you could throw your food down on the ground and pick it up and eat it.

Sadly these facilities don't get properly looked after and get over crowded and some how always end up being places to urinate and also end up all grimy.

They need to keep the places clean and make sure there are enough working toilets nearby and have cameras watching.

Will there really be cycle lanes that is interesting? Are the Sandown and Milner roads mentioned, the ones in Rondebosch, because I know there are extensive cycling roads there, will these be linked up with the new cycling network.

The digging happening on marine drive is that the IRT system being built?

Maintenance as you say is vital but this being operated/owned by Zille and Plato, so I'm more optimistic.

How will security be ensured?

All trunk stations will have full-time security staff on the platforms. There also will be roving security staff on both trunk and feeder vehicles. All stations will be continually monitored by multiple CCTV cameras, which will be overseen at the system’s central control centre. There will also be CCTV cameras within the vehicles themselves. Feeder stations will be fitted with special emergency call boxes, which will include a direct visual and telephone link to the control centre. In cases of emergencies, security staff will be immediately dispatched to the site.

 

[capetownguy]

Construction

Source: JamesfromCapeTown @flickr.com

 

[hj2k_x]

IRT Construction Schedule – Phase 1

* R27 - Blaauwberg Road to Atlantis
Construction of IRT stations between Atlantis and Sandown Road are being finalised, station construction begins in 2010.

* R27 – From Sandown Road to Blaauwberg Road
Construction of cycle lane to be completed by March 2010.

* R27 – from Blaauwberg Road to Milner Road (Paarden Eiland)
Dedicated IRT lanes and cycle lanes are currently under construction and will be completed by March 2010.

* Potsdam Road from Doornbach to Blaauwberg Road
Construction of IRT lanes and a cycle lane begins July 2009 until mid-2010.

* Bayside Centre linking to the R27
Construction of a major IRT station and cycle lane begins mid-April 2009

* Blaauwberg Road (between R27 & Potsdam Road)
Construction of IRT lanes and a cycle lane in the median of the road will begin in approximately mid-June 2009. The construction will not affect the avenue of trees.

* Hertzog Boulevard (and Civic Lane and Old Marine Road)
Construction of dedicated IRT lanes, IRT station and a cycle lane begins mid-April 2009 until March 2010.

* Somerset Road
Cycle lane is currently under construction, completed by March 2010

* Inner-city IRT Services to Hout Bay
Construction of IRT infrastructure including some IRT lanes, stations and cycle infrastructure begins in the second half of 2009

* Century City
Construction of IRT stations begins at the end of 2009, from Century City via Bosmansdam Road and Koeberg Road to the R27 at Woodbridge Island.

* Airport
The Airport Plaza, with an IRT station base structure will be completed by December 2009, the station top structure will be completed by March 2010.

The road to Hout Bay? The coast road - are they going to carve the lanes out of the mountain or how is it going to work?

 

[capetownguy]

Will there really be cycle lanes that is interesting? Are the Sandown and Milner roads mentioned, the ones in Rondebosch, because I know there are extensive cycling roads there, will these be linked up with the new cycling network.

Phase1A (pre 2010) only covers Atlantis to the CBD, the Airport to CBD and the Inner City from the CBD to the stadium, watefront, sea point and surrounds.

As for cycle lanes.

 

[capetownguy]

The road to Hout Bay? The coast road - are they going to carve the lanes out of the mountain or how is it going to work?

What is the difference between trunk and feeder services?
Trunk services will use exclusive busways, which will usually be in the middle of the road and will have enclosed, weather protected stations. Passengers will enter the stations through turnstiles using prepaid smart cards. The feeder services will run on normal streets providing connections between communities and the trunk stations. Passengers will validate their smart cards as they enter the feeder vehicles. The trunk services will use larger high-capacity vehicles while the feeder services will use smaller vehicles.

There are two types of services, each with its own bus.

Trunk routes: Dedicated IRT lanes, larger buses

Feeder routes: Integrating areas outside of trunk routes to the Trunk Stations using smaller/narrower buses and general lanes.

 

[capetownguy]

Phase 1A

Trunk Routes (bold lines), Feeder Routes (thin lines)

http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/irt/PublishingImages/irt_map_02_s.jpg

Phase 1A will link the airport and the inner city area with the stadium precinct and service the Atlantis Corridor. It includes the inner city and airport services, and extends up the West Coast to include newly developed high-density residential areas and low-income communities.

The inner city service will provide a convenient, cost-effective way of getting around the CBD and city bowl areas for the many thousands of people who live and work in this economic hub. From an operational cost point of view, Phase 1A is financially self-sustaining. The intention is to have this phase up and running by early 2010.

The inner city service
The CBD and surrounding areas are a crucial destination for both weekday commuter trips and 2010 FIFA World Cup visitors. Key destinations include the Central Station, V&A Waterfront, Long Street and Sea Point. Smaller feeder vehicles will service surrounding communities such as Tamboerskloof, Oranjezicht, Vredehoek and Gardens.

Airport service
Along with the inner city service, an airport link is required to meet Cape Town’s obligations as a Host City. This part of the system will provide rapid, high frequency services between the airport and the CBD, Green Point and Sea Point along the N2 BMT (Bus and Minibus Taxi) lane.

Atlantis corridor
The West Coast is home to several low-income communities, such as Mamre, Atlantis, Doornbach and Du Noon. Currently, areas such as Mamre and Atlantis have no sustainable public transport alternative to allow its residents access to jobs and public services. The West Coast also has some of the highest congestion levels in Cape Town. Parts of Blaauwberg Road and Marine Drive (R27) experience near gridlock conditions at peak periods. It is expected that there will be high demand for the new service with a significant move away from private vehicles to public transport.

 

[capetownguy]

Videos

Dreams in motion

Boss of the road

 

[hj2k_x]

There are two types of services, each with its own bus.

Trunk routes: Dedicated IRT lanes, larger buses

Feeder routes: Integrating areas outside of trunk routes to the Trunk Stations using smaller/narrower buses and general lanes.

I see. Interesting.

 

[capetownguy]

Construction

Source: warrenski at flickr.com

 

[krycor]

is there gonna be a tunnel/bridge to get to the stations? its in the middle of the road

 

[Just_Ice]

Now that is awesome! I want a cycle lane!

 

[capetownguy]

is there gonna be a tunnel/bridge to get to the stations? its in the middle of the road

Thats one of the weaknesses. I hope some of them have bridges.
Otherwise I assume the pedestrian crossing along with synchronized robots would help.

 

[capetownguy]

Main Transport Hub

All IRT routes from the Airport or Atlantis will connect to the main transport hub on Hertzog Boulevard which will have about 6 stations (purple rectangles) each with its own route. It is a short walk from Cape Town Station undergoing a R500 million upgrade.

From these stations one can move directly to the Stadium, V&A waterfront, Sea Point, Green Point etc.

 

[medicnick83]

Thanks for this thread capetownguy! Really, it's so interesting, reading it now and sharing it with friends.

 

[capetownguy]

The IRT System Phases


Phase 1A
Phase 1A Inner City
Phase 1 and 2
Phase 1,2,3
Phase 1,2,3,4


The plan is to establish the full network, a citywide integrated public transport system, as part of Phases 2 to 4 over a period of 10 to 12 years.

While Phase 1 focuses on the City’s 2010 obligations and servicing the Atlantis corridor, Phase 2 will address the more pressing social aspects of the public transport network by extending into all areas of the metro south east, as well as linking the southern suburbs. Phase 2 represents an exciting business opportunity for the full participation of the existing bus and minibus operators in these areas.

The new service will offer quality public transport services throughout the day and into the night that are reliable, safe and affordable and which will bring greater mobility within some of the most densely populated and poorest communities, where private vehicle ownership is low.

Phases 3 and 4 of the system will then deliver services within other areas of the city, including the northern suburbs, such as Bellville and Durbanville, the Delft and Blue Downs areas, as well as the greater Helderberg.