Helderberg motorists are urged to be cautious and vigilant while roadworks are underway along Beach Road, between Thompson and Sarel Cilliers Street in Strand.
The roadworks, which began and Tuesday, are scheduled to take place until Friday 8 December, weather permitting and provided there are no unforeseen delays.
According to the City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate work is scheduled for Mondays until Saturdays from 09:00 to 15:30; no work is scheduled during the night and Sundays.
The scope of the work, which forms part of the City’s maintenance programme, comprises the resurfacing of the entire westbound and eastbound carriageway, including the parking embayments of Beach Road between Thompson Street and Sarel Cilliers Street intersection.
This includes the milling and removal of the existing bituminous surfacing layer and relaying it with asphalt surfacing. The resurfacing of ramps at raised pedestrian crossings, parking embayments and replacing all damaged manholes, catchpits, frames and chambers as well as raising others to flush with the road surface.
All road markings removed during the process will be reinstated and be retro-reflective. Road users are asked to factor in longer travel times and to consider alternative routes. There will be a Stop/Go traffic system where lanes will be closed due to the resurfacing.
“The maintenance of Beach Road will prolong the longevity of this road and will ensure improved road safety conditions as well as quality driving conditions, which decrease motorists’ costs,” said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas. “We further ask that road users be cautious while this work is underway; lower your speed, pay attention to road signs, be vigilant in and around the roadworks area and look out for uneven road surfaces.”
