Night roadworks to commence along Jakes Gerwel Drive

09 February 2026

The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate hereby advises residents, businesses and all road users of the night roadworks that are to commence tonight, 9 February 2026, along Jakes Gerwel Drive between Viking Way and Voortrekker Road in Goodwood. These works will continue until 30 April 2026. Read more below:

The construction work will take place between 19:00 and 05:00 from Monday to Saturday, weather permitting. Residents can expect some delays in the evenings since traffic traveling in both directions will be affected,  road users are therefore urged to consider alternative routes while construction work is underway.

‘Our teams will be completing road works at the Jakes Gerwel Drive and Denneboom Avenue intersection as well as the Jakes Gerwel Drive and Voortrekker Road intersection. Residents and business owners can expect some noise during this time, however  no work has been planned for Sunday evenings. This night work will ensure that we have less of an impact on traffic at these intersections during construction. We know the roadworks along Jakes Gerwel have been under way for some time now and we want to assure the public that we are working towards faster progress on this project. This sort of major road construction works do take longer than the average rehabilitation works. We thank you for your patience thus far, said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas.

The City recommends that road users be cautious while work is underway by lowering their speed, paying attention to road signs and being vigilant in and around the roadworks area.

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City of Cape Town, Media Office