Going to the Cape Town Carnival?

NATIONAL NEWS - If you are lucky enough to be joining the festivities at the Cape Town Carnival this Saturday 16 March, there are some road closures you should be aware of.

Various roads will be closed with others only offering restricted access and this will also impact on public transport services operating in and along these roads.

Normal scheduled bus services will be affected in the Green Point area, as well as in the CBD from 14:00. Parking restrictions will be enforced in residential areas adjacent to the Fan Walk from midnight on Friday 15 March to 01:00 on Sunday.

Somerset Road
• Granger Bay Boulevard to Ebenezer Road: City inbound carriageway closure 12:00-13:00.
• Granger Bay Blvd to Buitengracht Street: Full closure in both directions 13:00-01:00.
• Exhibition Terrace and York Road: Sea Point bound carriageway, left lane only - limited residence access 13:00-01:00.
• Highfield Road and Vesperdene Road: Sea Point bound carriageway, left lane only - limited residence access 13:00-01:00.

Main Road
• Granger Bay Blvd to Three Anchor Bay Blvd: Resident access only 13:00-01:00.

Fritz Sonnenberg
• Vlei Road to Granger Bay Blvd - Full closure in both directions 13:00-01:00.
• Granger Bay Blvd to A Track: Full closure in both directions 13:00-01:00.

Ebenezer Road
• Victoria Junction Hotel Parking entrance to Somerset Road: Full closure in both directions 13:00-01:00.
• Port Road to Prestwich Street: Permit holders only 13:00-01:00.

Bennett Street
• Port Road to Prestwich Street: Permit holders only 13:00-01:00.

De Smit Street
• Intersection De Smit and Somerset Road: Full closure in both directions 13:00-01:00.

Moreland Terrace-
• Napier Street to Somerset Road: Full closure 13:00-01:00.

Napier Street
• Jarvis Street to Somerset Road: Full closure in both directions 13:00-01:00.
• Prestwich to Hospital Street: Full closure 13:00-01:00.

Alfred Street
• Schiebe Street to Somerset Road: Full closure 13:00-01:00.
• Prestwich to Schiebe Street: Access control for Rockwell Hotel guests only - access from Prestwich Street 16:00-01:00.
• Prestwich to Hospital Street: Full closure in both direction (Friday 15 - Sunday 17) 17:00-01:00.

Hudson Street
• Intersection Hudson and Somerset Road: Full closure in both directions 13:00-01:00.
• Intersection Hudson and Waterkant Street: Residents access only 13:00-01:00.
• Intersection Hudson and Strand Street: Residents access only 13:00-01:00.

Dixon Street
• Intersection Dixon and Somerset Road: Full closure in both directions 13:00-01:00.

Vos Street
• Intersection Vos and Strand Street: Resident access only 13:00-01:00.

Loader Street
• Intersection Loader and Dixon Street: Resident access only 13:00-01:00.

Chiappini Street
• Prestwich Street to Somerset Road: Full closure in both directions 13:00-01:00.
• Prestwich to Hospital Street: One lane restriction - City outbound lane closure only 13:00-01:00.
• Intersection Chiappini and Waterkant Street: Resident access only 13:00 - 01:00.
• Intersection Chiappini and Strand Street: Resident access only 13:00-01:00.

Prestwich Street
• Napier to Alfred Street: Full closure in both directions (access control for Rockwell Hotel guests only) 16:00-01:00.
• Alfred to Chiappini Street: Full closure in both directions 08:00-01:00.

Hospital Street
• Napier to Alfred Street: One lane restriction - City outbound lane 08:00-01:00.
• Alfred to Chiappini Street: One lane restriction - City outbound lane 08:00-01:00.

Cavalcade Road
• York to Upper Portswood Road: Resident access only 13:00-01:00.

Thornhill Road
• York Road to Upper Portswood Road: Resident access only 13:00-01:00.

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