City busy implementing new heavy vehicle lane and compulsory stop on Kloof Nek Road

22 April 2026

The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate has commenced with road marking along Kloof Nek Road, Tafelberg Road and St Michaels Road. The road marking is for the new heavy vehicle lane and a compulsory heavy vehicle stop on Kloof Nek Road in order to address heavy vehicle accidents on Kloof Nek Road along the downhill section heading into the city.

‘We’re moving ahead with the new heavy vehicle lane and compulsory stop on Kloof Nek Road. We proposed this back in late 2025 and the feedback from the public was overwhelmingly positive. Drivers of heavy vehicles will now be required to stop, engage a lower gear, and keep it in that low gear for the whole downhill stretch into the city. This will help prevent the kind of accidents we've seen too often on this road. Our teams are working overnight to minimise disruption while the new road markings and signage are installed, but there will be some congestion if you are using that route between 7pm and 4am, Monday to Saturday, over the next two weeks. Please drive carefully and watch out for our team carrying out this after-dark work,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas.

• The work commenced today, 22 April 2026, and will continue until Wednesday, 6 May 2026, weather permitting and provided there are no unforeseen delays.

• The work will take place at night from Monday to Saturday between 19:00 and 04:00. 

The new heavy vehicle lane and compulsory stop will be installed approximately 150m downhill from the pedestrian signal at Tafelberg Road. The current righthand lane will accommodate general traffic, while the lefthand lane will be reserved for heavy vehicles only, for a limited distance of approximately 250m.

The City encourages road users to be cautious while the road marking and installation of road signs are under way by lowering their speed and being vigilant in and around the roadworks area.

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City of Cape Town, Media Office