The Blitzboks throughout day 3 of the 2019 HSBC Cape Town Sevens at Cape Town Stadium.
PHOTO: Ashley Vlotman, Gallo Images
- Road closures are in place in elements of Cape Town for the Rugby World Cup Sevens.
- More than 100 000 followers are anticipated at Cape Town Stadium over the weekend.
- The City of Cape Town says it has been making ready for the occasion for 2 years.
More than 100 000 followers are anticipated to descend on Cape Town Stadium for the Rugby World Cup Sevens.
The match, going down between Friday and Sunday, will see a number of street closures in place across the stadium.
These embrace Fritz Sonnenberg Road, Granger Bay Boulevard, Helen Suzman Boulevard, and Somerset Road.
To minimise visitors congestion within the Green Point precinct, the City of Cape Town made accessible a free MyCiTi shuttle service for ticket holders to journey to the stadium, mentioned Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis.
Buses will depart from the Civic Centre and Thibault Square MyCiTi stations each quarter-hour from 08:00 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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The City can be activating the fan stroll, which extends from the town centre alongside Waterkant Street, over the pedestrian bridge at Buitengracht Street and alongside Somerset Road, via the underpass at Green Point Circle, to the stadium gates.
A devoted e-hailing service hub will likely be arrange on Green Point Main Road, between York and Wigtown roads.
Traffic Services spokesperson Kevin Jacobs mentioned the street closures have resulted in “minimal impact”, with no complaints or visitors incidents reported on Friday morning.
The mayco member for security and safety, JP Smith, mentioned the City had spent two years working with World Rugby and SA Rugby to organize for the occasion.
He mentioned:
Over the final two years, now we have been arduous at work … on the logistics for this occasion to make sure that not solely is it a memorable expertise for the gamers, followers and all these concerned, however that it’s protected for everybody.
“Our events coordinating committee has spent months ensuring we plan and deploy all our services to make sure there is visibility around the event footprint, management of traffic and movement of fans around the venue,” mentioned Smith.
A heavy regulation enforcement presence is being maintained within the space.
