Cape Town's Traffic Nightmare To Intensify As Sky Circle Construction Begins

Motorists travelling through Lansdowne and Hanover Park areas should brace themselves for traffic jams as early as this weekend, as the City prepares for the construction of Cape Towns first Sky Circle set to commence later this month, reports Cape town Etc .

In preparation for construction, the City announced that the signalised intersection at Govan Mbeki Road M9 and Jan Smuts Drive M17 in Lansdowne will be converted into a temporary traffic circle this weekend.

As a result, lane closures and traffic delays will be in effect from 1pm on Saturday, 15 March, until 5pm on Sunday, 16 March . Thereafter, motorists will enter the intersection through a traffic circle, which will be in place until the building work on the Sky Circle has been completed.

A huge crane will also be installed in the middle of the traffic circle, thus, if possible, road users are advised to avoid this intersection completely over the coming weekend.

Additionally, a temporary steel bridge will be installed over the northbound carriageway of Jan Smuts Drive to provide a safe passage for construction workers. The height restriction will be 4.3 metres and will be in place for the duration of the Sky Circles construction.