Freeway in the sky: how Cape Town plans to deal with traffic
The Mother City is betting on a ‘sky circle’ and MyCiTi expansion to tackle congestion and reduce the use of single-occupancy cars
24 April 2025 - 05:00
Limited road space, one of the new seven wonders of nature in the middle of the city, an ocean on either side, and seemingly ever-increasing congestion.
This is the conundrum faced by Cape Town’s mayoral committee member for urban mobility, Roberto Quintas. The issue of traffic congestion in the city has long been a problem, and it is hoped that the investment in public transport will ease it. Construction of a free-standing elevated traffic circle has begun near Hanover Park, the first of its kind in South Africa. A bus station will also be built at a later stage...
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