SANRAL RESPONSE ON ASSERTIONS MADE BY CITY OF CAPE TOWN EXECUTIVE MAYOR ON PROPOSED SECURITY WALL ALONG N2 NATIONAL ROAD

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SANRAL RESPONSE ON ASSERTIONS MADE BY CITY OF CAPE TOWN EXECUTIVE MAYOR ON PROPOSED SECURITY WALL ALONG N2 NATIONAL ROAD

Cape Town, 10 February 2026 – The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has taken note of recent pronouncements that have been made by the Executive Mayor of the City of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis, regarding the proposed security wall along the N2 national road, including remarks that SANRAL has completely failed to keep communities along the N2 safe.

“SANRAL wishes to put it on record that it has to date not been engaged by the City of Cape Town on the proposed security wall planned for the N2. Although the N2 is a strategic important national road in the City of Cape Town, the N2 still falls under three different road authority jurisdictions. Although this can be confusing, road authority jurisdictions are crucial for establishing clear responsibility for the planning, construction, maintenance, and safety of road users and infrastructure,” said Randall Cable, SANRAL Western Cape’s Provincial Head.

A basic understanding of who the relevant road authority jurisdictions is also extremely useful when reporting incidents as it will be speed up response times. Jurisdiction boundaries within the N2 road authority are as follows:

  • The City Centre to the Raapenberg interchange (N2/M5) falls under the City of Cape Town jurisdiction.
  • The Raapenberg Interchange (N2/M5) to just before the Swartklip Interchange (N2/R300), including the Airport Approach Road, falls under the Western Cape Provincial Government (Department of Infrastructure), and
  • From just before the Swartklip Interchange (N2/R300) eastwards to Somerset West falls under SANRAL’s jurisdiction.’

The map below clearly illustrates the freeway jurisdictions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“As part of addressing broader safety concerns along this route, SANRAL is the implementing agent for the Western Cape’s Freeway Management System (FMS). The FMS covers all major freeways in the City of Cape Town and has over 280 CCTV, cameras managed on a 24/7 basis to detect and respond to incidents on the freeways within the Metro. The FMS personnel work closely with law enforcement to respond to all incidents, including stationary vehicles, crashes and criminal incidents, and focuses on known hotpots,” added Cable.
-ENDS