
With the 10th annual Cape Town Carnival taking place this weekend roads in the Mother City will be closed .
The Cape Town Carnival may be a cause of celebration for many, but road users in the Mother City are set for a traffic nightmare. Here are the road closures for Saturday.
Major road closures for the Cape Town Carnival:
Green Point
Somerset Road:
- Granger Bay Boulevard to Ebenezer Road – City inbound carriageway closure – 12:00 – 13:00
- Granger Bay Blvd to Buitengracht Street – Full closure in both directions – 13:00 – 01:00
- Exhibition Terrace and York Road – Sea Point bound carriageway, left lane only – limited residence access – 13:00 – 01:00
- Highfield Road and Vesperdene Road – Sea Point bound carriageway, left lane only – limited residence access – 13:00 – 01:00
Main Road:
- Granger Bay Blvd to Three Anchor Bay Blvd – Resident access only – 13:00 – 01:00
Fritz Sonnenberg:
- Vlei Road to Granger Bay Blvd – Full closure in both directions – 13:00 – 01:00
- Granger Bay Blvd to A Track – Full closure in both directions – 13:00 – 01:00
Ebenezer Road:
- Victoria Junction Hotel Parking Entrance to Somerset Road – Full closure in both directions – 13:00 – 01:00
- Port Road to Prestwich Street – Permit holders only – 13:00 – 01:00
Bennett Street:
- Port Road to Prestwich Street – Permit holders only – 13:00 – 01:00
De Smit Street:
- Intersection De Smit and Somerset Road – Full closure in both directions – 13:00 – 01:00
Moreland Terrace:
- Napier Street to Somerset Road – Full closure – 13:00 – 01:00
Napier Street:
- Jarvis Street to Somerset Road – Full closure in both directions – 13:00 – 01:00
- Prestwich Street to Hospital Street – Full closure – 13:00 – 01:00
Alfred Street:
- Schiebe Street to Somerset Road – Full closure – 13:00 – 01:00
- Prestwich Street to Schiebe Street – Access control for Rockwell Hotel guests only – access from Prestwich Street – 16:00 – 01:00
- Prestwich Street to Hospital Street – Full closure in both direction (Fri 15 – Sun 17) – 17:00 – 01:00
Hudson Street:
- Intersection Hudson and Somerset Road – Full closure in both directions – 13:00 – 01:00
- Intersection Hudson and Waterkant Street – Residents access only – 13:00 – 01:00
- Intersection Hudson and Strand Street – Residents access only – 13:00 – 01:00
Dixon Street:
- Intersection Dixon and Somerset Road – Full closure in both directions – 13:00 – 01:00
Vos Street:
- Intersection Vos and Strand Street – Resident access only – 13:00 – 01:00
Loader Street:
- Intersection Loader and Dixon Street – Resident access only – 13:00 – 01:00
Towards the CBD
Chiappini Street:
- Prestwich Street to Somerset Road – Full closure in both directions – 13:00 – 01:00
- Prestwich Street to Hospital Street – One lane restriction – City outbound lane closure only – 13:00 – 01:00
- Intersection Chiappini and Waterkant Street – Resident access only – 13:00 – 01:00
- Intersection Chiappini and Strand Street – Resident access only – 13:00 – 01:00
Prestwich Street:
- Napier Street to Alfred Street – Full closure in both directions (access control for Rockwell Hotel guests only) – 16:00 – 01:00
- Alfred Street to Chiappini Street – Full closure in both directions – 08:00 – 01:00
Hospital Street:
- Napier Street to Alfred Street – One lane restriction – City outbound lane – 08:00 – 01:00
- Alfred Street to Chiappini Street – One lane restriction – City outbound lane – 08:00 – 01:00
Cavalcade Road:
- York Road to Upper Portswood Road – Resident access only – 13:00 – 01:00
Thornhill Road:
- York Road to Upper Portswood Road – Resident access only – 13:00 – 01:00