“Once fully rolled out, Phase 2A of the MyCiTi service will benefit approximately 1,4 million residents from the Metro South-East – from the outskirts of Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain to the urban centres of Wynberg and Claremont. The proposed Phase 2A route will provide residents in the Metro South-east with a direct, efficient and scheduled public transport service and it will spur economic opportunities, new developments and urban renewal across 35 communities along the way”, said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Transport and Urban Development, Councillor Brett Herron.
With the implementation of the new corridors, a number of suburbs will benefit including Philippi East, Ikwezi Park, Nonqubela, Khayelitsha CBD, Litha Park, Mandela Park, Harare, Kuyasa, Enkanini, Manenberg, Sweet Homes, Gugulethu, Brown’s Farm, Nyanga, Philippi, Crossroads, Turf Hall Estate, Lansdowne, Hanover Park, Lentegeur, Beacon Valley, Eastridge, Mitchells Plain CBD, Tafelsig, Claremont, Kenilworth, Rondebosch East, Kenwyn and Crawford.
Councillor Herron said that the City is still waiting for final approval for a new corridor that will benefit the suburbs of Wynberg, Plumstead, Royal Cape, Ottery East, Ottery and Wetton.
He added that some of the roadworks in preparation for Phase 2A have already proceeded along Stock Road and that the Strandfontein Road section has already been completed, but that it was important to note that it will take many years for Phase 2A to be fully implemented and operational, “based on financial allocations from the National Government and the extent of the infrastructure required for this next phase of the service.”
This project will also mean more employment opportunities for a number of local residents: “In general, the City of Cape Town’s contracts with all appointed contractors stipulate that 2% of the contract value (excluding VAT) must be spent on temporary employment opportunities for local residents and services/products from local subcontractors. Thus, all contractors appointed for City-related projects are obliged to provide temporary employment opportunities to a number of local residents whose names are on the subcouncil database, and the same applies to local subcontractors for goods and services. Only those whose names are on the local subcouncil database will be considered for these opportunities."
He concluded that hundreds of thousands of commuters from lower-income households will have access to decent, safe and affordable public transport with the roll-out of the new service.
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