City refurbishing Goodwood portion of Voortrekker Road

23 May 2021

The City of Cape Town’s Transport Directorate will start with the refurbishment work of Voortrekker Road between Jakes Gerwel Drive and Vasco Boulevard in Goodwood tomorrow, 24 May 2021.  The planned work will take place over the next two months if all goes as planned. Road users are advised to consider alternative routes where possible during this period.

The City has invested over R10 million in this project and aims to complete the roadworks by the end of July 2021, if all goes as planned.

The work entails the relaying of isolated sections of drainage channels, and the removal and replacement of the existing asphalt surfacing.

The upgrade of these roads forms part of the City’s efforts to address road maintenance in Bellville in a planned manner. Regular road maintenance prolongs the longevity of the City’s road network which is one of its most important assets as it enables movement of people and goods, and economic activity and growth. Voortrekker Road being the main corridor linking the northern suburbs to the City Centre.

The City understands that these roadworks come with a level of inconvenience, especially considering that this is a main road in a busy commercial district. Congestion is expected due to the closure of one lane to traffic during the day. Works on the lanes of the road will be done at night and traffic will be temporarily detoured around the section under construction. 

The work on the parking embayment’s will take place during the day between 09:00 and 15:30 on Mondays to Saturday and the resurfacing of the lanes will be done during the night between 21:00 and 04:00.

Pedestrians and road users are requested to adhere to the signage displayed over this period.

The City asks that residents remain patient and cooperate while the works are underway.

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City of Cape Town, Media Office