Over the next three years, the City of Cape Town will spend some R3.55 billion on road maintenance, congestion relief, and reconstruction and rehabilitation of old thoroughfares.
Cape Town’s road network covers nearly 10,700km of asphalt, equating to a budget of just under R332,000 per kilometre.
Additionally, it has committed to invest a whopping R5.6 billion into its MyCiTi bus service.
The cash injection will go towards expanding the service to underserviced communities and refurbishing and replacing the existing bus fleet.
In total, the Mother City’s transport budget amounts to over R9.1 billion for the next three years, with the first projects to commence on 1 July 2025.
Project breakdown
Cape Town’s budget aims to keep people, goods, and services on the move as the City prepares to become the most populous metro in South Africa.
“This is why we are setting aside billions to create new infrastructure for those who rely on public transport; building new roads or widening the ones we have to address congestion; and adding new universally accessible footways and cycle lanes for those who cannot afford other means of transport,” said Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas.
“Residents must be able to get to work and school within the shortest possible time with transport that is reliable, safe, dignified, and affordable.”
Details of the headlining transport initiatives in the City of Cape Town are as follows:
| Project | Budget |
|---|---|
| Roll-out of the MyCiTi bus service to connect Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha to Wynberg and Claremont | R5.4 billion |
| Road infrastructure maintenance | R2.1 billion |
| Upgrading public transport interchanges in Bellville, Happy Valley, Macassar, Makhaza, Retreat, and Westlake | R397 million |
| Upgrading and rehabilitation of traffic signals across the city | R307 million |
| Road projects to relieve traffic congestion at pressure points in Kuils River, Durbanville, Belhar, Salt River, Maitland, the M3 highway, and Kommetjie Main Road | R294 million |
| Universally accessible footways and cycle lanes in Kuils River, Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, Hanover Park, Kensington, Fractreton, Maitland, Gugulethu, and Spine Road, amongst others | R252 million |
| Road rehabilitation and reconstruction, including the reconstruction of various sections of Jakes Gerwel Drive; the rehabilitation of Jan van Riebeeck Drive between Francie van Zijl Drive to Epping Avenue in Beaconvale/Parow; and La Belle Road between Strand Street and Willow Street in Stikland | R199 million |
| Formalising MyCiTi bus stops on existing routes and rebuilding damaged stations | R153 million |
| Refurbishment and replacement of the current MyCiTi fleet | R88 million |
The budget was tabled on 27 March 2025 and Quintas has invited the public to submit their comments on the proposed projects.
Comments can be submitted until 2 May 2025 via email at [email protected]; online at www.capetown.gov.za/collaborate or www.capetown.gov.za/HaveYourSay; over the phone at 0800 212 176; or at subcouncil offices.
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