Major safety reliefs
on busy route
The N7 is a strategic national route linking the metropolitan area of Cape Town, through Namaqualand to the border with Namibia. Recent studies show major traffic growth on a stretch of road that is offering primary access to communities on the Cape West Coast. This can be attributed to rapid economic development in areas just to the north of Cape Town, including Melkbosstrand,
Atlantis and Malmesbury. SANRAL incorporated the N7 from the Western Cape government and initiated a study to determine its future planning. The study identified the need for a second carriageway on the portion of the N7 between Melkbosstrand Road and Malmesbury. This road has seen many horrific fatal crashes in recent years.
The upgrading of the road is being done in three phases:
PHASE 1
Melkbosstrand Road to Philadelphia Road in Atlantis. Construction of a second carriageway and two new intersections have been completed.
PHASE 2
Philadelphia Road to Leliefontein Farm. The design of this section has commenced.
PHASE 3
Leliefontein to Malmesbury. The process to procure engineering services for this stage as well as safety improvements to the Hopefield intersection has started.
