Road Closures in and around Cape Town 11th February 2010: opening of Parliament
Posted by Celia Walter | 11 Feb, 2010Temporary road closures for Opening of Parliament to affect the public
The table of the closures below shows which roads will be affected. These roads surround the Parliamentary precinct and are along the route that the President is to travel. Motorists are advised to avoid these roads as well as roads leading to the processional route between 16:30 and 22:00. Road users are requested to use alternative routes (especially when going to the airport), as the road closures may lead to congestion and excessive delays. Visitors to the Artscape, City Hall and the V & A Waterfront will also be affected as both the M3/Eastern Boulevard and De Waal Drive will be closed until 19:00. Motorists should instead wait until after 19:00 before driving along these routes.
Maps of the closures can be viewed here: Map 1; Map 2; Map 3
| Affected Road | 9 February 2010 | 11 February 2010 |
| Klipper Road, Newlands: from Main Road (M4) to Newlands Avenue | 17:45-18:50 | |
| Princess Anne Avenue, Newlands: from Newlands Avenue to Union Avenue | 17:45-18:50 | |
| Newlands Avenue, Newlands: from Dean Street to Princess Anne Avenue | 17:45-18:50 | |
| Dean Street, Newlands, west-bound: from Main Road (M4) to Newlands Avenue | 17:45-18:50 | |
| M3, Union Avenue, Rhodes Drive, De Waal Drive, city-bound carriageway: from Newlands Avenue to city centre | 17:45-18:50 | |
| Woolsack Drive, Rondebosch, west-bound: between Main Road (M4) and Rhodes Drive (M3) | 17:45-18:50 | |
| N2, Settlers Way city-bound carriageway: from Main Road (M4) to city centre | 17:45-18:50 | |
| Eastern Boulevard (N2) city-bound: from Hospital Bend to Table Bay Boulevard (including the Melbourne Road, Roodebloem Road and Searle Street on-ramps) | 17:45-18:50 | |
| Hertzog Boulevard: from Eastern Boulevard to Heerengracht | 17:30-22:30 | 17:45-18:50 |
| Eastern Boulevard: Strand Street off-ramp | 17:30-22:30 | 17:45-18:50 |
| Strand Street: from Russel Street to Long Street | 17:30-22:30 | 16:30-20:00 |
| Adderley Street: from Hans Strijdom Avenue to Wale Street | 17:30-22:30 | 16:30-20:00 |
| Heerengracht: between Coen Steytler and Hans Strijdom Avenues | 17:30-22:30 | 16:30-20:00 |
| Bureau Street: between Adderley and Parliament Street | 17:30-22:30 | 16:30-20:00 |
| Spin Street: between Corporation and Parliament Street | 17:30-22:30 | 16:30-20:00 |
| Wale Street: between Queen Victoria and Adderley Street | 16:30-20:00 | |
| Commercial Street: between Plein and Buitenkant Street | 16:30-20:00 | |
| Plein Street: between Roeland and Spin Streets | 16:30-20:00 | |
| Roeland Street: between Plein and Buitenkant Street | 16:30-20:00 | |
| Government Avenue | 16:30-20:00 | |
| Gallery Lane | 16:30-20:00 | |
| St John's Road: between Plein and Vrede Street | 16:30-20:00 | |
| Parliament Street from Gates of Parliament to Spin Street | 19:40-20:00 | |
| Spin Street and Bureau Street from Plein Street to Adderley Street | 19:40-20:00 | |
| Adderley Street from Wale Street to Table Bay Boulevard | 19:40-20:00 | |
| Hans Strijdom from Adderley Street to Lower Long Street | 19:40-20:00 | |
| Lower Long Street from Hans Strijdom to Coen Steytler | 19:40-20:00 |
Please note these times have been moved forward by one hour.
Parliament
will officially open on Thursday 11 February 2010 at 19:00 when
President Jacob Zuma delivers the State of the Nation Address to the
Joint Sitting of Parliament.
As this event, which is usually held in the morning, is to be an evening one, traffic will be heavily affected. The public are advised to please take note of the closures and arrange their routes accordingly. Traffic will also be disrupted on 9 February 2010 for rehearsals of the event. The table of the closures below shows which roads will be affected. These roads surround the Parliamentary precinct and are along the route that the President is to travel. Motorists are advised to avoid these roads as well as roads leading to the processional route between 16:30 and 22:00. Road users are requested to use alternative routes (especially when going to the airport), as the road closures may lead to congestion and excessive delays. Visitors to the Artscape, City Hall and the V & A Waterfront will also be affected as both the M3/Eastern Boulevard and De Waal Drive will be closed until 19:00. Motorists should instead wait until after 19:00 before driving along these routes. Maps of the closures can be viewed here: Map 1; Map 2; Map 3
Please note these times have been moved forward by one hour. 1. M5, Black River Parkway, then onto the N1, Table Bay Boulevard.
Traffic control
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