City of Cape Town is rolling out an expanded free Park & Ride service on Saturday, September 07, 2024 as the Mother City will be hosting a four-time Rugby World Cup champions, the Springboks for their Castle Lager Rugby Championship game against New Zealand at the DHL Stadium.
The Championship is expected at the DHL Stadium for the 5:00 p.m. kick off as the Springboks return to play in Cape Town for the first time since their victory against Wales in front of a 52,000 strong crowd in the year 2022.
Reportedly, it is for the first time that the Springboks will go head-to-head with All Blacks in Cape Town, since 2017.
Mayor of the town – Geordin Hill-Lewis said that Cape Town is a city united in pride and excitement as they prepare to host the world champion Bokke for the historic clash against the greatest rivals.
To support the major event, the city is pleased to announce an expanded and free MyCiTi shuttle service for spectators from Century City, UCT, CTICC, Thibault Square and Civic Centre stations on Saturday.
As per the sources, the stadium gates are expected to open at 12:30 p.m. ahead of the curtain raiser between the Springbok Women against the Barbarian Women at 1:30 p.m. The first shuttle from all picks up points will depart at 12:00 p.m.
The City of Cape Town will open its 475 parking bays at the Civic Centre, ticketed for rugby fans on a first-come first-served basis from 11:00 a.m. the parking areas are accessible from Hertzog Boulevard incoming and on Civic Road, the parking is complete free there.
The shuttle service from UCT’s Upper Campus and Century City Steelbridge E-Parking will operate until 4:45 to ensure that all spectators get to the event before the kick-off of the Springbok game at 5:00 p.m.
At UCT, spectators can park on Upper Campus and catch the shuttle at the UCT Shuttle North Stop, next to the dam.
The Century City Steelbridge E-Parking will have 500 free parking bays for match ticket holders on a first-come first-served basis. The parking area on Century Boulevard will be monitored by the security but is at the owner’s risk.
Considering this, Member of the Mayoral Committee for Safety and Security – Alderman JP Smith said that with the game sold-out, they anticipate that the roads will be congested on match day but working with the event organiser, they have provided alternatives to sigle-occupancy vehicles to ensure that people avoid being stuck in traffic.
Smith said, “We would like to encourage spectators to make use of the park and ride system to alleviate the pressure on the roads.”
“Parking in around the stadium is limited and we would also like to discourage people from parking illegally in the residential areas in their pursuit of parking close to the stadium,” said Alderman Smith.
Illegally parked vehicles will be fined and/or towed away. “We are deploying our safety and security personnel to work with SAPS in taking care of safety at this event. This is a wonderful occasion that a lot of people have been anticipating for some time, let’s work together to make it a seamless and memorable experience for all,” said Alderman JP Smith.
Notably, a dedicated E-Hailing area will be established on P13 in Greenpoint Main Road between York Road and Wigtown Road. Residents and motorists are advised of the following road closures and restrictions for Saturday, September 07, 2024.