One traffic lane next to the MyCiTi bus station on Blaauwberg Road will be closed from Saturday 25 February to Friday 2 March, the City has warned.

The lane will be closed for eight days and the closure is expected to cause considerable traffic disruption in the area, especially as it partially coincides with the separate planned road closure of Sandown Road.

Traffic congestion is expected to be particularly bad during early morning and afternoon peak travel times. The City advises residents in the area to make alternative arrangements regarding their routes and travel times where possible.

The closure of the lane is necesary for engineers to divert the underground Chevron effluent line which currently still runs under the Table View MyCiTi station on Blaauwberg Road. Chevron has given the City a limited time to complete this. Work will continue throughout the day and night.

The west-bound lane on Blaauwberg Road immediately adjacent to the MyCiTi station, including approximately 50 metres before the intersection with Raatz Drive will be closed, along with one right turn lane on Raatz Drive.

Additional traffic and law enforcement teams will be deployed in the area to assist with the management of traffic flows.

The movement of MyCiTi buses docking at this station will be unaffected, although delays are expected.

Sandown Road

The Sandown Road intersection to the west of the R27 in Bloubergstrand, across from Sunningdale Drive, will be closed to traffic from 20:00 on Friday 24 February until 05:00 on Monday 27 February.

Traffic will be diverted to either the Sandown Road North or Porterfield Road intersections where there are traffic signals. These alternative routes will be signposted and the timing of the traffic lights will be adjusted to assist with traffic flow. MyCiTi buses will also be diverted along these routes.