Lack of funds is preventing
the City of Cape Town from
addressing chronic truck
congestion outside container
depots in the city.
According to Mike Walwyn,
Port Liaison Forum (PLF)
chairman, congestion outside
the container depot just off the
Koeberg intersection on the
M5 in Maitland is exceptionally
problematic and was one of
the reasons why the PLF, an
initiative of the Cape Chamber
of Commerce and Industry,
asked the City of Cape Town to
intervene.
Traffic at the intersection
backs up very quickly, causing
severe congestion for both
trucks and cars.
But the City of Cape Town
has said possible solutions to
the problem, which include
adding another lane to the
road, are costly.
General industry consensus
is that an added lane that can
be dedicated to the turning
lane (heading towards the
container depot) will solve the
problem.
No funds to address congestion
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