Features which particularly improve the safety of commuters include the installation of street lightning as well as signalised pedestrian crossing and bollards at the Stock Road Bridge.
 
Although it was a challenging project, this newly upgraded road benefits all road users and improves accessibility to and from Philippi and the Philippi industrial area in particular. Commuters and businesses in the area now have better access to the various commercial nodes around Cape Town especially via the R300 which connects to the N2 and Jakes Gerwel Drive.
 
‘Most importantly, residents are now able to do their daily commute on a good quality, modernised road with an improved stormwater system just in time for winter. I am also very pleased to see how pedestrians and cyclists are already enjoying the safe walkways along this main road,’ said Alderman Purchase.
 
‘We thank the residents and the Philippi industries for their patience while the work was under way. Without the support from this community the City would not have been able to deliver the final product.
 

R29 million injection into local economy
‘This project has provided much needed jobs and skills development to members of the local community. Although the participation goal for the employment local residents for the project was 3%, the City contractor greatly exceeded by managing to use a 9% local labour component while 3,5% of project spend was spent on local business within the surrounding area. This translates into an injection of almost R29 million into the local community,’ said Alderman Purchase.
 
In addition to adding capacity to our existing road network the project also included the provision of three dedicated red lanes to accommodate three future MyCiTi trunk bus stations along Stock Road.
 
‘The City is working on establishing an efficient, affordable, extensive and intermodal public transport system. The new BRT lanes along Stock Road forms part of the incremental roll-out of Phase 2A of the MyCiTi service between the Cape Flats, Wynberg and Claremont,’ said Alderman Purchase.
 
Once fully rolled out, the proposed Phase 2A of the MyCiTi service will provide approximately 1,4 million residents from the outskirts of Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain to the urban centres of Wynberg and Claremont with a direct, efficient and scheduled public transport service.