Hospital Bend Upgrade

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That area has been the cause of slow traffic for years. About time .. but completion in 2010!!?
 
Badly needed upgrade. Parden Eiland onto the N1 incoming needs to be widened too. m5 to Kouberg is also a bottle neck of note.
 
Is the whole of Hospital Bend going to be closed or will they keep one or two lanes open at a time? Or where will traffic be diverted?
 
PostmanPot said:
Is the whole of Hospital Bend going to be closed or will they keep one or two lanes open at a time? Or where will traffic be diverted?
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Apparently they plan to keep 2 lanes open at all times.

Two very busy lanes, full of traffic trying to switch lanes, but two lanes nonetheless.
 
Cathryn said:
Apparently they plan to keep 2 lanes open at all times.

Two very busy lanes, full of traffic trying to switch lanes, but two lanes nonetheless.
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Certainly is well overdue this. Hospital bend is a real hazard. The fact that it is going to take 2 years to complete is not so good.

A few months ago a fish truck overturned on Settlers way just after the two roads split. The police closed off Settlers Way altogether. Traffic was backed up all over Cape Town. It took me two hours to get from Gardens to UCT which is about a 5 minute drive.

Whatever measures they have in place to reroute traffic, they are going to have to be very good indeed, to avoid absolute chaos and gridlock during rush hour.
 
A two year nightmare for those in the southern suburbs or flats.

2 years seems an extraordinary amount of time when we can build a whole stadium in less.

On second thoughts - take a drive there at 8 am or 5 pm - a nightmare is a huge understatement.

No mention of the Koeberg Interchange, Waterfront disaster, half-flyover, N1 Black River turn off ?
 
Option 1: Eastern Boulevard shoulder pre-selection lane

The layout of this proposed alternative is shown in Figure 2.2.
The existing shoulder lane on Eastern Boulevard would be re-routed to the left of the existing Upper De Waal Drive overpass allowing vehicles with an origin on Eastern Boulevard and a destination along the N2 to join Hospital Bend as the leftmost lane. This lane would then automatically continue into the N2. To reduce the five lanes entering Hospital Bend to four it is proposed that the shoulder lane (after the start of the pre-selection lane) merge with the adjacent lane from Upper De Waal Drive.

The main components of this option are:

* A retaining wall between the existing Browning Road off-ramp and the pre-selection lane;
* A new bridge constructed between where the existing Upper De Waal Drive lanes join
onto Hospital Bend and the Groote Schuur nursing hostel. The bridge would span over an
existing reservoir;
*A retaining wall required for supporting the existing high vertical slope on Groote Schuur
Hospital boundary;
* A median barrier wall to separate opposing traffic from the top of Hospital Bend to
midway down Hospital Bend;
* Relocation of lanes (on both carriageways) and the median closer to the Table Mountain
National Park (TMNP) boundary; and
*Merge the median lane from Eastern Boulevard with the adjacent lane mid-way down Hospital Bend.

Due to the existing small radius of the left curve immediately after the Upper De Waal Drive lanes join Hospital Bend the existing left-hand side kerb on the outbound carriageway must be considered a fix. Thus the need to relocate all the lanes (on both carriageways) and the
median between the top of Hospital Bend and mid-way down Hospital Bend closer to TMNP.

Option 2: Upper De Waal Drive median pre-selection lane

The layout of this proposed alternative is shown in Figure 2.3.
A pre-selection lane would be introduced for traffic approaching Hospital Bend from Upper De Waal Drive. This pre-selection would diverge from the existing carriageway on Upper De Waal Drive and would join Hospital Bend on the median side of the road. The pre-selection lane would run parallel to the existing lanes before merging with the existing median lane
from Eastern Boulevard.

The main components of this option are:
*A new bridge on the inbound carriageway of Eastern Boulevard.
* Relocation of the median and the lanes on the inbound carriageway.
* Merge the pre-selection lane with the adjacent lane mid-way down Hospital Bend.

A diagram showing the proposed upgrades for the full Hospital Bend is provided in Figure

2.3.
The cost estimates for both options are very similar and as such do not play a role in the selection of the preferred alternative.

hospital.jpg
 
capetownguy said:
Option 1: Eastern Boulevard shoulder pre-selection lane

The layout of this proposed alternative is shown in Figure 2.2.
The existing shoulder lane on Eastern Boulevard would be re-routed to the left of the existing Upper De Waal Drive overpass allowing vehicles with an origin on Eastern Boulevard and a destination along the N2 to join Hospital Bend as the leftmost lane. This lane would then automatically continue into the N2. To reduce the five lanes entering Hospital Bend to four it is proposed that the shoulder lane (after the start of the pre-selection lane) merge with the adjacent lane from Upper De Waal Drive.

The main components of this option are:

* A retaining wall between the existing Browning Road off-ramp and the pre-selection lane;
* A new bridge constructed between where the existing Upper De Waal Drive lanes join
onto Hospital Bend and the Groote Schuur nursing hostel. The bridge would span over an
existing reservoir;
*A retaining wall required for supporting the existing high vertical slope on Groote Schuur
Hospital boundary;
* A median barrier wall to separate opposing traffic from the top of Hospital Bend to
midway down Hospital Bend;
* Relocation of lanes (on both carriageways) and the median closer to the Table Mountain
National Park (TMNP) boundary; and
*Merge the median lane from Eastern Boulevard with the adjacent lane mid-way down Hospital Bend.

Due to the existing small radius of the left curve immediately after the Upper De Waal Drive lanes join Hospital Bend the existing left-hand side kerb on the outbound carriageway must be considered a fix. Thus the need to relocate all the lanes (on both carriageways) and the
median between the top of Hospital Bend and mid-way down Hospital Bend closer to TMNP.

Option 2: Upper De Waal Drive median pre-selection lane

The layout of this proposed alternative is shown in Figure 2.3.
A pre-selection lane would be introduced for traffic approaching Hospital Bend from Upper De Waal Drive. This pre-selection would diverge from the existing carriageway on Upper De Waal Drive and would join Hospital Bend on the median side of the road. The pre-selection lane would run parallel to the existing lanes before merging with the existing median lane
from Eastern Boulevard.

The main components of this option are:
*A new bridge on the inbound carriageway of Eastern Boulevard.
* Relocation of the median and the lanes on the inbound carriageway.
* Merge the pre-selection lane with the adjacent lane mid-way down Hospital Bend.

A diagram showing the proposed upgrades for the full Hospital Bend is provided in Figure

2.3.
The cost estimates for both options are very similar and as such do not play a role in the selection of the preferred alternative.

hospital.jpg
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Thanks for the info. The finished product looks great. It is just getting there that is going to be a major issue.
 
How about a tunnel under the "saddle"? From the "mielie stronk" flats to Groote Schuur, Rondebosch...
 
Right thats me driving to work through Houtbay and Campsbay for the next few years. Nice drive but extra petrol for all those hills.
 
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