The City of Cape Town’s will soon embark on a major project in Bothasig to turn Plattekloof Road into a dual carriageway and refurbish the existing road infrastructure.

The project will cost approximately R100 million and entails the construction of a new carriageway south of the existing Plattekloof Road and as well as the refurbishment of the existing Plattekloof Road.

Once completed, this important artery will be a dual carriageway all the way from the N7 freeway in the west to the N1 freeway in the east.

The project, by Transport for Cape Town with collaboration from the Richmond Park Development Company (Pty), should commence within the next three weeks, if all goes according to plan.

“The new carriageway will bring great relief to motorists in terms of traffic alleviation in this area and it is also being built as part of the conditions of approval for the new Richmond Business Park development, situated between the N7 freeway and De Grendel,” says Councillor Brett Herron the City’s Mayoral Committee Member: Transport for Cape Town.

Improvements to Tygerberg Valley Road, such as the provision of additional lanes and turning lanes, will follow within the next six months or so pending the progress with the development of the Richmond Business Park.

A three phase goal

The project to turn Plattekloof Road into a dual carriageway will be done in three phases:

• The first phase is to commence at the intersection with Tygerberg Valley Road. Contractors will construct the new dual carriageway next to (south of) the existing Plattekloof Road, all the way to the intersection with Bosmansdam Road, covering a distance of about 2,2 km
• The second phase of the construction of the new carriageway will cover the section between Bosmansdam Road and Gert van Rooyen Avenue, covering a distance of approximately 1,2 km
• The third and final phase entails the rehabilitation of the existing Plattekloof Road and is only to commence after the new carriageway is completed

“Apart from replacing the road surface and installing new stormwater infrastructure, TCT will also build new sidewalks next to the existing road and along the new carriageway. Furthermore, the road will be wide enough so that cyclists are able to ride in the shoulder of the carriageways,” Herron explains.