The unfinished bridge located in Cape Town’s Foreshore has become an icon in its own right. Now, after nearly four decades, it looks like it may finally become the road it was destined to be.
As reported on Traveller24, Patricia De Lille’s five-year plan for the city includes a proposal to connect the bridge to the road that runs on to the N1, in order to relieve traffic congestion in the city. Another exit road would be built parallel to the N1 entry/exit road near the current Cape Yacht Club and Prasa and Transnet are both said to be on board.
De Lille’s spokeswoman, Zara Nicholson, told the Cape Argus, ‘This is an ongoing process which is still under way. The outcome of this process will determine the possible solutions to address traffic congestion, to name but one.’
The Cape Argus stated that, according to the TomTom global traffic index released in March, Cape Town was the most congested city in South Africa, ahead of Johannesburg. Motorists in Cape Town spend 152 extra hours a year behind the wheel due to traffic. That’s three extra hours a week that could be spent sampling the latest offerings on the foodie scene or exploring the great outdoors. Anything other than sitting in traffic, really.
The bridge has become a hot spot for feature films and television commercials (remember the ‘I could reverse from here to Cape Town if I wanted to’ ad?) and has become part of the fabric of our city. But now it looks as if the finish is in sight for this local runway star.
De Lille is expected to reveal final plans later this month. Watch this space for more.
Photography eNCA
Thank goodness! It looks embarassing! Like clueless people!
Robert Cantero haha finally
Omw by time lol
This bridge has brought the citty millions of rands already
Haha! Paul Olivier
No! That’s sad. U0001f62d
DE Lille has made so many bad decisions in De Waterkant and the Bo Kaap selling both neighborhoods off to developers…… She needs to get traffic under control to adhere to these sell offs!!!!
Melanie Harrison you were interested in this U0001f602U0001f602
Believe it when I see it… 😉
Melanie Harrison will keep you updated U0001f602U0001f44dU0001f3fc
I don’t know how I feel about this Jason Dionysopoulos U0001f602U0001f602
The traffic problems this will solve! U0001f483
Ons het net verlede naweek daar verby gery en gespot oor die ” veel besproke” oorweg. Ek weet nie wat beplan word nie, maar dit sal n slim een moet wees. Intussen word daar baie buitelandse tv ads en films daar geskiet, veral oor naweke. Lekker plek om duur karre sonder masjiene oor die brug te laat ry! Self n Audi eendag gesien afstort. Ai mense kan ons nasie nie net ophou om ons eie mense en stad en land so af te kraak nie. Lag vir die ouens wat toentertyd die foutjie gemaak het!
it is used often in film industry.
Hennetjie, het jy enige idee watse inkomste die ’embarrasment al ingebring het vir Kaapstad?
Dit is ‘n wêreld bekende ‘filming location’.
As jy geen benul het wat aangaan nie, bly liewer uit die gesprek.
ONKUNDE
Rudi Van Jaarsveld o ek weet goed!! Inkandla het baie geld vir Zuma ook verskaf! Dit is nie te sê dit lyk goed, of is goed nie! Dit bly ‘n verleentheid. Ek het al met menigte oorsese mense deur Kaapstad gery en hulle vraag! How, stupid can you get lui gereeld in my ore! Ek is geregtig op my opinie en jy op joune! Get a life!!!!
Great hope it happens.
Lmao omg but I love that half finished bridge
Was hoping it would be torn down, highways submerged (like Boston’s big dig), create open spaces and reconnect the city to the harbour. ..oh well
No way U0001f601
Bit late for April Fool……
oh no, it’s iconic.
Let’s hope it happens in under 5 years… And under budget… U0001f601
Diese Brücke sieht vor Ort super aus. Führt in die Luft und darunter staut sich der Verkehr. Kapstadt war das Geld ausgegangen.
The real problem is the foreshore freeway. It dumps loads of traffic where it drops down to the Waterfront entrance. Remove the whole freeway and replace it with three lovely boulevards that allow Cape Town to reconnect with the sea and the huge benefits from land sales and property rates will pay for the demolition. Smart cities like Seoul have done this to their freeways without having the huge benefits Cape Town would derive.
I will miss this half bridge..
Believe it when see it.
Research has shown, more roads more congestion!!
We gotta make a bridge mission before this happens Jono Jebus
We gotta make a bridge mission before this happens Jono Jebus
more money to waste
The road to perfection is still under construction
Bachito Everts ze gaan eindelijk die brug afmaken na 40 jaarU0001f602U0001f602U0001f602
That’s what they said 5 years ago! Cost – 300 million Rand. Then they buckled to ANC pressure & propaganda…
very much needed .
Echt waar.. De mensen begonnen er net aan te wennenU0001f602U0001f602U0001f602….
At every election this topic is raised so excuse me if I’m a little sceptical about this news. Seeing is believing!
Hahaha Jaa het hoort er eigenlijk bij nuU0001f602U0001f602U0001f602
Why ?????? It’s a landmark just the way it is U0001f644U0001f644U0001f644U0001f644
The last apartheid reminder… destroy
What’s the rush? The Mountain’s not going anywhere….. U0001f61c
James Hockey Yann Friederich what say you?
That will take at least another 10 years, if it ever happens!
Bridge it up!!!
It would be great if the managed to pull it off
Calla Wanneer ons Kaap toe trek is hy hopelik klaar!