Reach destination with MyCiTi and avoid traffic congestion
WITH reference to the letter “Traffic blunders” (December 12).
I note Mr Alistair Brown’s comments. Cape Town, being Africa’s most popular tourist destination, attracts thousands of tourists over the festive season.
Traffic congestion is a regular occurrence along the Atlantic Seaboard, in the Southern Peninsula, and on Kloof Nek Road during the holiday period. The best solution remains to avoid travelling to these areas in private vehicles, and to rather opt for public transport as far as possible.
Cape Town’s MyCiTi service is the best-run BRT service in the country. The service offers a hassle-free option for those who do not want to be stuck in gridlock traffic while searching for limited on-street parking. The MyCiTi service has a number of routes to and from popular spots across Cape Town – in particular to and from Sea Point, Bantry Bay, Clifton, Camps Bay, Table Mountain, and Hout Bay.
Visitors can park their private vehicles in the CBD or foreshore area and use the MyCiTi bus service or any other public transport service to reach the beaches along the Atlantic Seaboard, in particular on December 26 and January 1, which are popular beach days in perfect weather conditions.
Visitors to Table Mountain are also strongly advised to make use of the MyCiTi service as Kloof Nek Road becomes congested during the festive season. There is also limited parking available in the vicinity of the cableway station.
The MyCiTi shuttle service to the Upper Table Mountain stop is free of charge, meaning visitors need only pay on Route 107 (Camps Bay) from the central business district to the top of Kloof Nek Road, where they can disembark at the Kloof Nek Stop situated at the Kloof Nek Road/Tafelberg Road intersection. From there, commuters should transfer to the Route 110 bus – the free Table Mountain shuttle service – to the Upper Tafelberg stop and disembark at the cableway station.
The same applies to passengers who are departing from the cableway station: they embark at the Upper Tafelberg stop and will transfer to MyCiTi Route 107 at the Kloof Nek Stop at the Kloof Nek Road/Tafelberg Road intersection.
The free shuttle on Route 110 runs every 10 to 15 minutes.
Commuters are reminded that they need a myconnect card to travel on the MyCiTi bus service. A myconnect card can be purchased for R35 from selected station kiosks and participating retailers across the city.
Visitors and residents are advised to visit the MyCiTi website at www.myciti. org.za for more information about the timetable changes, or to phone the Transport Information Centre on 0800 65 64 63. Brett Herron Mayoral Committee Member for Transport and Urban Development