City calls for input on compulsory heavy vehicle stop on Kloof Nek Road

11 September 2025

The City of Cape Town is proposing a compulsory heavy vehicle stop on Kloof Nek Road to address the spate of heavy vehicle accidents on Kloof Nek Road in the citybound direction. The proposal is for a heavy vehicle lane with a compulsory stop approximately 150 m downhill from the pedestrian signal at Tafelberg Road. The comment period for submissions open on 15 September 2025; we are eager to hear from you. Read more below:

The proposed changes along Kloof Nek Road include:

• For the current righthand lane to accommodate general traffic, while the lefthand lane will be reserved for heavy vehicles only, for a limited distance of approximately 250 m.

• For relevant signage and road markings to be displayed, restricting heavy vehicles to the demarcated section of roadway, and requiring them to stop, engage low gear and maintain low gear for the remainder of the downhill section.

The closing date for comments is 16 October 2025.

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‘We are inviting residents and stakeholders to join the project team for an information session on Wednesday, 17 September 2025 between 15:00 and 18:00 at the Council Chambers in Wale Street where they will have the opportunity to ask any questions they may have. Our aim is to implement the most effective measures to improve safety along this busy access route between the CBD and the Atlantic Seaboard,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas.

The details of the information day are as follows:
• Date: 17 September 2025
• Time: 15:00 to 18:00
• Venue: Council chambers, 11th floor, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town

How to comment:

• Send an email: urbanmobility.CT@capetown.gov.za (quote reference: 110252604)
• Submit online: Scan the QR code to submit your comments digitally or visit www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay
• Submit a written submission: Subcouncil 16 office: 11th floor, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town, 8000
• Hand delivered: Kloof Street Library, 122B Kloof Street, Gardens

The City’s Public Participation Unit will assist those who cannot read or write, live with disabilities or who are from disadvantaged groups and unable to submit written comments. Call Andrew Louw on 021 400 9809 or email Andre.Louw@capetown.gov.za.

For technical queries contact Garth Elliott on 021 812 4411.

Caption: The graphic illustrates the proposed layout of the compulsory heavy vehicle stop on Kloof Nek Road, east of Tafelberg Road in a citybound direction.

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City of Cape Town, Media Office