Cape Town: The Urban Mobility Directorate of the City of Cape Town will commence the repair work of Kloof Road by March 2026. The first two months of the year will be used to obtain the necessary construction permits and approvals as prescribed by the environmental management plan for the Kloof Road, located within the Table Mountain National Park.
Earlier, a section between the Kloof Nek Road and Round House Road was damaged during a Level-9 storm in September 2023 and was closed for the public since then.
Kloof Road is one of the access routes that links the City Bowl with the Atlantic Seaboard suburbs of Camps Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay and Sea Point. The road falls within the Table Mountain National Park and the two failed embankments are located approx. 150 to 200 meters west of the corner of Kloof Road and Camps Bay Drive.
Further, environmental approvals in terms of the National Environmental Management Act have been granted along with a Water Use Licence, that allows the City to Undertake the rehabilitation in a protected and environmentally sensitive area.
Member of the Mayoral Committee for Urban Mobility – Councillor Rob Quintas said that the Kloof Road is an important access route and they are well aware of the inconvenience and frustration of the public, as a result of this closure.
They are eager for the project to start and can confirm that if all goes as planned, then the contractor will be on site by March 2026 for work at early as possible. The first two months will be used to get the construction permits and the contractor will have to prepare a method statement on what measures they will take to minimise and limit the impact on the sensitive natural environment.
However, if residents don’t see spades in the ground in January 2026, then they should not be alarmed and think that nothing is happening.
The section between the Kloof Nek Road and Round House Road remained closed to the traffic since the long weekend of Sept 24, 2023 in the interest of public safety after the embankment supporting the Kloof Road, which was destabilised making it unsafe to carry a load.
After the damage occurred in 2024 during the heavy rainfall, caused an additional slip failure during the winter season.