Beach Road in Strand impacted by Strand seawall construction
11 December 2025
The City would like to remind all residents and those planning to visit the Strand beachfront over the festive season that the section of Strand beach known as Mosterd’s Bay (between the Strand swimming pool and Norman Road) will be closed from 15 December 2025 to 15 January 2026 as a precautionary measure in the interest of visitors’ safety and security. Visitors are to note that the current traffic management arrangements along Beach Road will remain in place over the builders’ break.
The City is currently busy with the construction of the second phase of the Strand seawall project and work is progressing well. The contractor will be on site until 19 December 2025 and will resume work after the builders’ break on 12 January 2026. The team will ensure that all site closure precautions are in place by Monday, 15 December already.
‘We once again want to thank residents and visitors for their ongoing support and patience with the temporary inconveniences caused by the construction of the seawall, promenade and the related infrastructure. Early in the new year, the works will be expanding further east and the traffic management will be expanded to accommodate the works. But we will provide further updates closer to the time. For now, I want to ask residents and visitors to please adhere to the traffic management; site closure and no-go areas signage and to please stay clear of the construction site for their own safety. Also, please enjoy this magnificent beach and be safe,’ said the City’s Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, Alderman Eddie Andrews.
When visiting the Strand beachfront over the upcoming holiday period please note the following:
- Visitors travelling southbound along Beach Road towards Gordon's Bay will be directed along a detour off Beach Road at Van Ryneveld Street and back onto Beach Road at Norman Road
- All northbound traffic along Beach Road will then continue on Beach Road along a one-way
- In light of the current temporary closure of the Mostert section at Strand beach (between the Strand swimming pool and Norman Road), the City would like to remind the public that the nearest swimming beach is in the vicinity of the Strand Surf Lifesaving Club, between their red and yellow flags, when lifeguards are on duty.
For a full list of lifeguarded beaches, click here.
The Strand seawall project is anticipated to be complete by the end of 2026, if all goes according to plan
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City of Cape Town, Media Office
