Cape Town: The Urban Mobility Directorate of the City of Cape Town wants to inform the public about processes that are under way to obtain environmental approvals for the repairs to Kloof Road. The section between Kloof Nek Road and Round House Road was damaged during a Level-9 storm in September 2023 and remained closed to the public since then.
Reportedly, it is an independent environmental consultant which is now undertaking the public participation process. The 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 residents and stakeholders are encouraged to submit comments on the city’s application for Environmental Authorisation for the rehabilitation and reinstatement of the failed portions of the road embankments on Kloof Road between Kloof Nek Road and Round House Road.
Kloof Road falls within the Table Mountain National Park and two failed embarkments that are located approx. 150 to 200 meters west of the corner of Kloof Road and Camps Bay Drive.
The Urban Mobility Directorate of the City of Cape Town has been working hard behind the scenes in getting the necessary statutory processes under way. These are mostly related to environmental and other approvals for the repair work to be undertaken.
Considering this, Member of the Mayoral Committee for Urban Mobility – Councillor Rob Quintas said that Kloof route is an important access route and the city is well-aware of the impact and inconvenience the closure is causing.
Quintas added that he is pleased to say that the process to obtain environmental approvals has started as an important step in getting them closer to begin with physical repair work.
The road is located in a national park and the environmental sensitivity of the natural area. By law the city is required to obtain approvals from a number of state departments before they can touch this site.
However, critical part of this process is to allow the public opportunity to comment on the environmental impact that the work may have and where they are right now.
Rob Quintas considered the city as a law abiding and accountable administration, that will comply with the National Environmental Management Act and are committed to due diligence. He encouraged residents to participate and submit comments to the independent environmental consultant who is given task to undertake this process.
Notably, the section that joins Kloof Nek Road and Round House Road, has remained closed to traffic since the long weekend of September 24, 2023 in the interest of public safety after the embankment supporting Kloof Road was destabilized and made it unsafe to carry a load.
Furthermore, the damage occurred last year when heavy rainfall caused an additional slip failure during the winter season, in 2025.