Cape Town – Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis joined teams to break ground on the construction starting along Imam Haron Road and Stanhope Bridge on the major MyCiTi route expansion from Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain.
This is the penultimate leg of South Africa’s biggest public transport project.
Travelling via MyCiTi bus, the Mayor, and Councillor Rob Quintas, Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, on Thursday, (16 May 2025), inspected several infrastructure projects along the new route linking communities across the metro’s south-east.
Progress was observed at the bridge-building across Duynefontein and Govan Mbeki roads, and South Africa’s first “Sky Circle” in Hanover Park. Read more below:
“It’s exciting to see the major progress all along the new MyCiTi route linking Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, and various other communities across our city’s south-east,” said Mayor Hill-Lewis.
“The enabling infrastructure is noticeably rising before our eyes on this major expansion of public transport that is affordable, safe, and reliable for Capetonians.
“It was a wonderful feeling to break ground in Claremont today, which together with Wynberg, are the two endpoints of this expansion of the MyCiTi footprint.”
Mayor Hill-Lewis added: “The existing MyCiTi N2 Express service from Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha to the CBD is already among the busiest routes in the city, and we can’t wait for the transformative impact of the new south-east route, which is South Africa’s biggest multi-billion rand, multi-year public transport project.”
The MyCiTi south-east expansion is the biggest financial investment in public transport by any metro to date, with over R6 billion allocated in the current three-year budget cycle.
Multiple infrastructure projects are in full swing across the metro’s south-east to provide a direct route to Wynberg and Claremont, including:
- Road widening, signalling, and new walkway construction in Claremont
- Major upgrades to enable bus lane construction along Turfhall Road and AZ Berman
- Sky Circle construction – a South African first – at Govan Mbeki Road (M9) and Jan Smuts Drive (M17)
- Bridge construction over Duynefontein and Govan Mbeki Roads
- Traffic lanes, bus stops, signalling and cycling lanes along Govan Mbeki Road
- Spine Road depot construction
“We are working non-stop to improve our public transport service offering to Capetonians, as improved mobility means more jobs, economic growth, and better futures for all of us,” said Councillor Rob Quintas, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility.
“Our project teams are also trying their best to limit the impact on road users.
“I encourage residents to anticipate delays as roadworks continue along the new MyCiti bus route development.
“Best is to plan ahead and to consider alternative routes to destinations as far as possible.”
