Hospital Bend Upgrade

Gunny said:
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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Hmm... that might work as an alternative route.... will probably still be faster than sitting in the traffic at hospital bend!

Incidentally, you notice how they say that 2 lanes will be open in each direction at all times - but which two lanes? Seeing as there are 3 different destinations, will you still be able to get to each turnoff?
 
Green light for Hospital Bend upgrade

The upgrading of the N2/Settlers Way in the vicinity of hospital bend next to Groote Schuur Hospital will begin on Monday 4 February 2008 with the contractor moving on site. The actual construction work will only commence three to four weeks later. It is envisaged that the project will take 25 months with the anticipated completion date being March 2010.

The existing road carriageways will be altered to increase the capacity for both public and general transport, substantially improving the difficult and challenging road system at Hospital Bend. This will enhance traffic flow and reduce congestion.

The City will continually inform road users of intended traffic diversions, road closures and any other possible disruptions via this website, local print and
radio media. Information boards will be placed on the approach roads.

It is a condition of the contract that at least two lanes of traffic must be maintained in each direction for the duration of the project. This will lessen the disruption of traffic flow and consequent inconvenience to motorists.

The contract includes construction of new bridges, widening of an existing bridge, new roadworks and rehabilitation of the existing roadway. The work also includes improvements to drainage, street lighting and directional signage.

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Finally,many potholes that needs to be repaired,especially the middle lane at the bend coming into town central
 
It's already a week after they were meant to start working. I know it is raining today but I could not see any construction in that area when I drove on de Waal drive an hour ago.
 
I was in Cape Town a few weeks ago. And as I sat in peak traffic from Cape Town on the way to Paarl, for a whole whopping 26 minutes, I came to the conclusion that you Cape whiners don't know what traffic is. I spend between 3 and 6 hours in traffic daily.
 
BobbyMac said:
I was in Cape Town a few weeks ago. And as I sat in peak traffic from Cape Town on the way to Paarl, for a whole whopping 26 minutes, I came to the conclusion that you Cape whiners don't know what traffic is. I spend between 3 and 6 hours in traffic daily.
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Well, I spend 2 hours in traffic a day - and when there's no traffic, it only takes 25 minutes (so 50 in total). The other day took 1 hour to get from the Waterfront to the end of the elevated freeway on Eastern Boulevard, by the Good Hope Centre (admittedly, that was unusual, but I think your 26 minutes from Town to Paarl was a bit unusual as well!)

But yeah, they don't seem to have started on the upgrade yet, for which I am grateful. Or they have started, but at the other end :p
 
BobbyMac said:
I was in Cape Town a few weeks ago. And as I sat in peak traffic from Cape Town on the way to Paarl, for a whole whopping 26 minutes, I came to the conclusion that you Cape whiners don't know what traffic is. I spend between 3 and 6 hours in traffic daily.
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thats what ive been saying..cape town doesn't have real traffic..just bottlenecks..koeberg and hospital bend, two major issues are finally being dealt with
 
mostly preparatory work is being done on hospital bend, setting up the site etc. work would only start once the two incoming and outgoing lanes are setup
 
capetownguy said:
thats what ive been saying..cape town doesn't have real traffic..just bottlenecks..koeberg and hospital bend, two major issues are finally being dealt with
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As I've said... a 20 to 25 minute journey takes me over an hour, and I don't get above 40km/h for 90% way... if I'm lucky. That's real traffic, and it's not a bottleneck.

And yes, I get that they have to upgrade, and that it will be inconvenient in the meantime - it's not like they can just wave their magic wand and have everything appear in place. But it is going to be very inconvenient.
 
change is inconvenient, but its a good change in the long run.

so apart from the peak times...is it difficult getting to most places in cape town within 30 minutes?
 
capetownguy said:
change is inconvenient, but its a good change in the long run.

so apart from the peak times...is it difficult getting to most places in cape town within 30 minutes?
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Apart from peak times, not really I would say. Peak times mean gridlock though.
 
Seems they have started the construction works....Backed up to Claremont today at like 2 o'clock.
 
hj2k_x said:
Seems they have started the construction works....Backed up to Claremont today at like 2 o'clock.
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Omg, so that's why it was so busy in Claremont at 3pm today :rolleyes:

Problem added to by all the school traffic and MILFs in big 4x4s... Lol. At least they are pleasant to look at while waiting :D
 
A single truck broke down today and caused a 2 hour delay on getting into town. With Hospital bend and Koeberg interchange both being restricted at the same time, it will be almost impossible to travel to and from the Southern suburbs to Northern suburbs or central Cape Town.

This means that workers will not be able to get to their places of work, thus businesses will not deliver.

Public road transport isn't an option as roads will be impassable. Trains aren't an option as they do not run to many of the affected areas, aren't safe, frequent or reliable. In any case trains to Southern suburbs, as far as I am aware, stop running at around 19:00 until 07:00.

As this is going to take place for a period of 2 years the impact on business could be catastrophic!
 
Apparently the contract states that no lanes may be closed during the morning and evening
rush hour period.

The lanes will however be narrower.
 
daveza said:
Apparently the contract states that no lanes may be closed during the morning and evening
rush hour period.

The lanes will however be narrower.
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Problem is that that stretch of road needs all its lanes open all the time to work properly. Even closing one causes a bottleneck, whether or not it is rush hour.
 
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