MyCiTi route progressing well

The MyCiTi south-east expansion is the biggest financial investment in public transport by any metro to date, with over R6 billion allocated in the current three-year budget cycle.

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This was announced at the ground-breaking ceremony in mid-May by the mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis.

"It's exciting to see the major progress all along the new MyCiTi route linking Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, and various other communities across our city's south-east. The enabling infrastructure is noticeably rising before our eyes on this major expansion of public transport that is affordable, safe and reliable for Capetonians.

"It was a wonderful feeling to break ground in Claremont today, which together with Wynberg are the two end points of this expansion of the MyCiTi footprint. The existing MyCiTi N2 Express service from Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha to the CBD is already among the busiest routes in the city, and we can't wait for the transformative impact of the new south-east route, which is South Africa's biggest multi-billion rand, multi-year public transport project," says Hill-Lewis.

Multiple infrastructure projects are in full swing across the metro's south-east to provide a direct route to Wynberg and Claremont, including: road widening, signalling and new walkway construction in Claremont; Major upgrades to enable bus lane construction along Turfhall Road and AZ Berman; Sky Circle construction - a South African first - at Govan Mbeki Road (M9) and Jan Smuts Drive (M17); Bridge construction over Duinefontein and Govan Mbeki roads; Traffic lanes, bus stops, signalling and cycling lanes along Govan Mbeki Road; Spine Road depot construction.