FIFA 2010 WORLD CUP

Transport Technical Report

Part B

July 2003

Prepared by: CSIR HHO Africa Arup

Contact person: Mr Richard Gordge CSIR Transportek P O Box 395 Stellenbosch South Africa 7599

Tel: +27 21 888-2611 Fax: +27 21 888-2694 Email: [email protected]

Date: July 2003

PART B FIFA 2010 World Cup

Contents

1. GAUTENG______1 1.1 General Transport Review ______1 1.2 Transport Mode Split ______1 1.3 Airports______2 1.4 Road Network ______2 1.4.1 National Links ______2 1.4.2 Gauteng Network ______3 1.4.3 Patterns of Demand for Road Space______3 1.4.4 Congestion Management Strategy ______3 1.4.5 Road Infrastructure Upgrade Programs______4 1.4.6 Major Road Routes for the FIFA 2010 World Cup ______4 1.5 Public Transport ______5 1.5.1 Overview ______5 1.5.2 Gautrain Rapid Rail______7 1.5.3 Rail Extensions and Stations ______8 1.6 Key Issues relating to the Effective Hosting of the FIFA 2010 World Cup ______9 1.6.1 Greater Johannesburg ______9 1.6.2 Ellis Park Precinct ______12 1.6.3 Securicor Park (Loftus Versveld) ______15 1.6.4 Rainbow Junction Stadium ______15 1.7 Main Means of Transport to the Stadiums______16 2. RUSTENBURG, NORTH – WEST PROVINCE______17 2.1 Commentary on Transport Situation ______17 2.2 Road Network Review ______18 2.3 Public Transport Review ______19 2.4 Key Transport Issues relating to Rustenburg______19 2.4.1 Stadium Characteristics ______19 2.4.2 Access Characteristics ______19 2.4.3 Current ability to host capacity crowds ______19 3. BLOEMFONTEIN______20 3.1 Commentary on Transport situation ______20 3.1.1 Overview ______20 3.1.2 Modal Split ______21 3.1.3 Demand Patterns ______21 3.2 Road Network Review ______21 3.2.1 Metropolitan Road Network______23 3.2.2 Travel Times by Road ______23 3.2.3 Capacity Upgrade Prioritisation ______23 3.2.4 Traffic Management Systems, Incident Detection and Response ______24

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3.3 Public Transport Review ______24 3.3.1 Metered-taxi Services ______24 3.3.2 Minibus-Taxis ______25 3.3.3 Public Transport Infrastructure______25 3.4 Key Transport Issues relating to Bloemfontein ______25 3.4.1 Key Access Routes to the Stadium ______25 3.4.2 Types of Transport ______26 3.4.3 Current Ability to Host Capacity Crowds ______26 3.4.4 Upgrade Requirements to Host Event______26 4. POLOKWANE______27 4.1 Commentary on the Transport Situation ______27 4.1.1 Overview ______27 4.1.2 Modal Split ______27 4.2 Road Network Review ______28 4.2.1 Road Network ______28 4.2.2 Travel Times by Road ______28 4.2.3 Network Capacity Upgrade Prioritisation______28 4.2.4 Traffic Incident Management ______28 4.3 Public Transport Review ______28 4.3.1 Train Services ______28 4.3.2 Bus Operations ______29 4.3.3 Tourist Services______29 4.3.4 Airport Services______29 4.3.5 Minibus-Taxis ______29 4.4 Key Transport Issues relating to the Effective Hosting of the FIFA 2010 World Cup in Polokwane______29 4.4.1 Key Access Routes to the Stadium ______29 4.4.2 Upgrades of Existing Facilities and Equipment ______30 5. ORKNEY ______31 5.1 General Transport Network and Town Information ______31 5.2 The stadium at Orkney______31 5.2.1 Stadium Characteristics ______31 5.2.2 Transport / Stadium Access Issues ______31 6. DURBAN ______33 6.1 Commentary on the Transport situation______33 6.1.1 Modal Split ______34 6.2 Road Network Review ______35 6.2.1 Description of the Existing Road Network ______35 6.2.2 Typical Travel Times by Road______35 6.2.3 Network Capacity Analysis and Upgrade Prioritisation ______35 6.2.4 Traffic Management Systems in Place, Incident Detection and Response_____ 35 6.3 Public Transport Review ______36 6.3.1 Metropolitan Commuter Rail Network ______37 6.3.2 Train Services ______37 6.3.3 Conventional Bus Operations ______38 6.3.4 Bus Infrastructure______39 6.3.5 Minibus-Taxis ______39

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6.3.6 Metered-taxis Services ______40 6.4 Key Transport Issues ______40 6.4.1 Key Access Routes to Stadium ______40 6.4.2 Analysis of Public Transport Interchanges ______41 6.4.3 Review of Planned Upgrades ______42 6.4.4 Upgrade Requirements to Host a FIFA 2010 World Cup Match ______43 6.5 Current strategy on Big Match Days ______43 6.5.1 Analysis of Access Times and Congestion Points ______43 6.6 Airport______44 6.7 Conclusions ______44 7. CAPE TOWN ______45 7.1 Commentary on the Transport Situation ______45 7.2 Road Network Review ______46 7.2.1 National Links ______46 7.2.2 Metropolitan Road Network______46 7.2.3 Travel Times ______47 7.2.4 Capacity Upgrade Prioritisation ______47 7.2.5 Traffic Incident Management ______48 7.3 Public Transport Review ______48 7.3.1 Metropolitan Commuter Rail Network ______49 7.3.2 Bus Operations ______51 7.3.3 Minibus-taxis______51 7.3.4 Metered-taxis ______51 7.4 Key Transport Issues relating to Newlands Stadium, Cape Town______52 7.4.1 Key Access Routes to the Stadium ______52 7.4.2 Types of Transport ______52 7.4.3 Current Ability to Host Capacity Crowds ______53 7.4.4 Upgrading of Access to Newlands Stadium ______54

8. PORT ELIZABETH______55 8.1 Commentary on the Transport Situation ______55 8.2 Road Network Review ______56 8.2.1 Metropolitan Road Network______56 8.2.2 Capacity Upgrade Prioritisation ______56 8.2.3 Traffic Management Systems, Incident Detection and Response ______56 8.3 Public Transport Review ______58 8.3.1 Metropolitan Rail Network: Overview ______58 8.3.2 Bus Operations ______58 8.3.3 Minibus-Taxis ______58 8.3.4 Metered-taxi Service ______59 8.4 Key Transport Issues relating to the FIFA 2010 World Cup ______59 8.4.1 World Cup Family______60 8.4.2 FIFA 2010 World Cup Spectators ______60 8.4.3 Trains ______60 8.4.4 Buses and Coaches ______60 8.4.5 Minibus-taxis ______60 8.4.6 Cars______60 8.4.7 Traffic Management and Security______61

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8.4.8 Current Ability to Host Capacity Crowds ______61 9. KIMBERLEY______62 9.1 General and Town Information ______62 9.2 The Stadium at Kimberley______62 9.2.1 Stadium Characteristics ______62 9.2.2 Stadium Access Issues ______62 9.3 Transport Situation______62 9.4 Traffic Management Systems in Place, Incident Detection and Response ______62 10. NELSPRUIT______64 10.1 General Transport Network Information ______64 10.2 The Stadium at Nelspruit______64 10.2.1 Stadium Characteristics ______64 10.2.2 Transport / Stadium Access Issues ______64

List of Figures

Figure 1.1: The City of Johannesburg at dusk______1 Figure 1.2: Johannesburg International Airport Access ______2 Figure 1.3: Variable message sign in Johannesburg ______3 Figure 1.4: Main FIFA 2010 World Cup locations and routes in Johannesburg ______6 Figure 1.5: Main FIFA 2010 World Cup locations and routes in Pretoria______6 Figure 1.6: The modernised Johannesburg Park______9 Figure 1.7: The rail network outside Johannesburg CBD ______9 Figure 1.8: FNB Soccer Stadium – Africa Cup of Nations 1996 ______10 Figure 1.9: The modernised Johannesburg Park Station ______10 Figure 1.10: Access to the FNB Stadium ______11 Figure 1.11: Aerial view of the Ellis Park and Johannesburg Stadiums______11 Figure 1.12: Access and parking plan for the Ellis Park Precinct ______13 Figure 1.13: Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria ______14 Figure 1.14: Loftus Versfeld Access & Parking ______14 Figure 2.1: Rustenburg, North-West Province – Location Map ______17 Figure 2.2: Palace of the Lost City - Hotel & Entertainment Complex near Rustenburg _ 18 Figure 3.1: Free State stadium parking and access – CBD In background ______20 Figure 3.2: Orientation map ______22 Figure 3.3: Travel Time Contours Map ______23 Figure 3.4: Access to Stadium ______25 Figure 4.1: Pietersburg CBD______27 Figure 4.2: Polokwane Orientation Map ______30 Figure 5.1: Orkney Orientation Map ______32 Figure 6.1: Durban Orientation Map ______33 Figure 6.2: Durban’s Golden Mile hotel belt with the Harbour in the background______34 Figure 6.3: The N2 and N3 leading to/from Durban city______36

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Figure 6.4: Existing commuter rail network ______38 Figure 6.5: The King’s Park Stadium during the 1995 Rugby World Cup on match day. _ 41 Figure 7.1: Cape Town Orientation Map______45 Figure 7.2: Newlands Stadium: Private Transport Travel Times ______47 Figure 7.3: Modern freeway network intersection near CIA ______48 Figure 7.4: Western Cape Orientation Map ______49 Figure 7.5: Existing Cape Metropolitan Network ______50 Figure 7.6: Aerial view of Cape Town International Airport, the city centre (20 km) and the Newlands stadium (15 km)______53 Figure 8.1: The City of Port Elizabeth ______55 Figure 8.2: Location Map of Port Elizabeth______57 Figure 8.3: Telkom Park Stadium – Port ELizabeth ______59 Figure 9.1: Kimberley Orientation Map ______63 Figure 10.1: Nelspruit Orientation Map______65

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List of Tables

Table 1.1: Mode Share ______1 Table 1.2: Freeway Connections ______2 Table 1.3: Road Classes ______3 Table 1.4: Time distance matrix______16 Table 2.1: Travel Time Matrix (min.) ______18 Table 3.1: Modal Split ______21 Table 3.2: Comparative public transport information ______24 Table 3.3: Travel Time Matrix ______26 Table 4.1: Travel Time Matrix ______30 Table 5.1: Travel Time Matrix ______31 Table 6.1: Mode Split______34 Table 6.2: Travel Time Matrix ______36 Table 6.3: Rail Line Capacities ______38 Table 7.1: Mode Split ______46 Table 7.2: National Roads ______46 Table 7.3: Time distance matrix______52 Table 8.1: Public Transport Network ______58 Table 8.2: Time distance matrix______59 Table 9.1: Time distance matrix______63 Table 10.1: Time distance matrix______65

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1. GAUTENG

Figure 1.1: The City of Johannesburg at dusk

1.1 General Transport Review Each of these authorities has responsibilities Gauteng Province has the largest population in terms of maintaining and providing road concentration in South Africa and represents infrastructure and supporting public transport the economic heart of the country, as well as services. The transport system caters to the the nation’s main air, road and rail transport travel needs of approximately 9 million hub. Gauteng offers an extensive and people, a population which is growing at comprehensive transport network to facilitate approximately 2.5% per annum. the region’s daily movement requirements. 1.2 Transport Mode Split The Gauteng Provincial Government’s Department of Transport and Public Works, The modal split within the province, recorded (Gautrans) administers transport in Gauteng. in 2002, is shown in Table 1.1. Within the Province there are six metropolitan councils or districts which are Table 1.1: Mode Share responsible for the local operation of transport. Thes e are: % of daily Number of daily MODE commuter commuter trips § City of Johannesburg trips Bus 9% 430 100 § Ekhurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Rail 30% 1 406 400 § City of Tshwane Minibus-Taxi 31% 1 471 100 Car/Motorcycle 30% § Sedibeng District Municipality 1 437 194 Total Trips 100% 4 744 794 § Metsweding District Municipality Source (Status Quo of Transport 2002) § West Rand District Municipality

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Figure 1.2: Johannesburg International Airport Access

1.3 Airports § Wonderboom Airport 23 000 per annum.

The major airport within Gauteng is 1.4 Road Network Johannesburg International Airport (JIA). This facility is used by 65 airlines, providing 1.4.1 National Links services for international, (both long haul and within Southern Africa), and national Gauteng is the major road hub of South services. In 2001/2002 the airport handled Africa with road connections to every major 12 million passengers, 5 million of who were national destination as well as neighbouring domestic travellers. The Airport handled countries. The following national freeways some 152 000 air traffic movements in this period. JIA is located 20 kilometres from the connect Gauteng with other World Cup cities and other main destinations: Johannesburg CBD and 46 kilometres from central Pretoria. Table 1.2: Freeway Connections

JIA is complemented by a series of smaller airports and fields, with varying capabilities Route Connections Number in terms of the craft that can be N 1 North JHB – Pretoria – Polokwane accommodated. The most notable of these N 1 South JHB – Bloemfontein – Cape Town are: Springs / Nigel, which has been granted Cape Town – Durban (Garden N 2 a license for international status and is Route) expected to be operational this year; Grand N 3 JHB – Durban Central Airport, located in Midrand; Lanseria N 4 West Pretoria – Rustenburg in Krugersdorp and Wonderboom Airport in N 4 East Pretoria – Nelspruit Northern Pretoria. The volume of air traffic N 17 JHB – Springs movements at three of these airports is: N 12 Witbank – JHB – Kimberley – George

§ Lanseria Airport 73 000 per annum § Grand Central Airport 25 000 per annum

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project aimed at managing congestion. The 1.4.2 Gauteng Network Congestion Management Strategy is focussed at addressing the factors that The Gauteng road network is characterised influence congestion, namely: by its highly developed system of freeways § Road infrastructure provision and arterial routes of more than 1700 km in length. These routes are indicated in § Public transport, particularly the Table 1.3. The Road network of the promotion of convenient, reliable, province can be sub-divided into different comfortable and safe, services. classes, based on a national classification. § Land-use and town planning to support public transport use. Table 1.3: Road Classes § Operat ional issues, e.g. free and unrestricted use of road space, response Road Class Length time to incidents and timely information Freeway 591 km on roadway conditions to drivers. Dual Carriageway 8 607 km

Single Carriage Paved 18 495 km

Gravel 6 407 km Total 34 100 km Figure 1.3: Variable message sign in

1.4.3 Patterns of Demand for Roa d Space Johannesburg

The greatest concentration of road traffic movements within Gauteng is:

§ into the Greater Johannesburg area from the north, specifically Midrand to Sandton, and into the CBD and the East Rand area, from Benoni and Brakpan § into Greater Pretoria from Johannesburg Midrand to the south, and from Hammanskraal and Soshanguve to the north.

Traffic volumes on these roads are high in the morning and evening peak periods. For example, the N1 between Pretoria and Johannesburg carries 120 000 vehicles per day at present.

1.4.4 Congestion Management Strategy

In recognition of the increasing levels of congestion within Gauteng Province, Gautrans has embarked on an ambitious

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To address these issues, the following The estimated budget for the implementation means of managing and alleviating these of these plans is in excess of R 250 million. problems are being formulated: Beyond these plans, Gautrans is motivating § Land-use measures and policies. for a series of toll roads within the province. § Supply side tools including Intelligent The motivation behind the proposals relates Transport Systems. to the desire to fund road network improvements without impacting upon public § Transport demand management through road pricing and other means. resources. The plans require provincial legislation and the establishment of a Toll

Road Management team within Gautrans. A task team has been appointed to identify The most important of these planned toll short term, medium term and long term roads is the PWV9, which runs between actions. Johannesburg and Pretoria to the west of

the present N1 freeway. The estimated cost 1.4.5 Road Infrastructure Upgrade of the PWV9 is R920 million (1996 prices) Programs and the complete toll road programme is projected to cost R7, 115 million (1996 An Integrated Transport Plan (ITP) has been prices). prepared for each of the 15 municipalities in

Gauteng. These are updated annually. The main area of focus of the ITP includes: 1.4.6 Major Road Routes for the FIFA 2010 World Cup § Provide all-weather surfacing on the estimated 913 kilometers of gravel roads The major routes of importance with regard in residential settlements. to the FIFA 2010 World Cup event are those § Rehabilitate key roads currently in a which link the centers of activity to one poor condition. another. The centers of activity are:

§ Implement all-day, frequent and cost- § The Johannesburg Central Business effective transport services in core District (CBD) – which houses Ellis Park transport corridors and nodes. stadium, one of the hotel clusters and § Implement routeing plans to support the many of the tourist attractions. spatial structure and customer travel § Nasrec - the location of the FNB stadium needs. and the location for the International § Invest in improved transport information Broadcasting Centre (IBC). services. § Sandton - the location of the major hotel § Invest in dedicated public transport cluster and home to several training and infrastructure and inter-modal medical facilities. connections at key nodes. § Midrand - another potential location for § Upgrade infrastructure and traffic the IBC and a minor hotel cluster. management systems to improve access § Pretoria CBD - location of the major to key economic nodes, mobility hotel cluster, many tourist attractions; between key nodes and reduce overall and Hatfield - the location of Securicor travel times, with a focus on prioritising Park Stadium. public transport.

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These main locations and routes are Pretoria itself. In total, over 390 routes are schematically represented in Figures 1.4 served per day by these associations. and 1.5. It is ant icipated that the routes used for the FIFA 2010 World Cup traffic will Wits Metrorail and Pretoria Metrorail provide be mainly national and provincial roads, with rail services within Gauteng, with 220 active the local road networks only used for access stations and halts on 1 500 kilometres of to specific locations. track. Services operate across the province with 4 861 trains running per day, using 605 1.5 Public Transport first class and 1 703 third class carriages. The carrying capacity within Gauteng is 1.5.1 Overview 310 000 passengers.

Within the Greater Johannesburg Area there Rail services accumulate 54 790 kilometres are 1 000 bus routes operated by the and carry 850 000 passengers per day. The Metropolitan Bus Company, Metrobus, 40%, major focal points of rail travel are found at and Putco, 60%. The minibus-taxi industry Johannesburg CBD, Germiston, Pretoria serves some 180 terminals within Greater and Soweto. Johannesburg, providing services on 600 routes. The busiest route sections have the following characteristics: The main corridors, which cater for about 90% of passengers and vehicles, are by § There is ample spare capacity outside of area: the peak period, as only two line sections out of 80 within Gauteng § North Barry Hertzog, Jan Smuts (Houtheuwel - Midway and vice versa) and Oxford Road are utilising more than 60% of their capacity during the 24-hour day. Within § North-East Louis Botha Road the peak hour, six sections (Germiston - § East Main Reef Road and the Alberton, Springs – Nigel, Houtheuwel - M2 Midway and vice versa) are operating at 100% or greater of notional line capacity, § South Rosettenville Road with a further six sections utilising more § South-West Heidelberg Road than 70% of notional line capacity. § West from Soweto via Soweto Highway or via the N1, § Patronage on the rail system increased Golden Highway and Old from 178 million passengers per annum Potchefstroom Road, to 257 million passengers per annum in Baragwanath the period 1992/93 to 1997/98. This growth followed a period of decline in rail § North-West Ontdekkers Road from patronage, from 330 million passengers Roodepoort per annum in 1986/87 to the figure of 178 million for 1992/93. The busiest Within Greater Pretoria, there are 330 routes stations in terms of passenger numbers operated by four bus companies, under per day are Johannesburg with 100 000, three concerns, the municipal bus company, Germiston – 99 000, Mabopane – North-West Star and Putco. There are 72 76 000, New Canada – 40 000 and minibus -taxi associations operating within Daveyton – 36 000.

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Figure 1.4: Main FIFA 2010 World Cup locations and routes in Johannesburg

Figure 1.5: Main FIFA 2010 World Cup locations and routes in Pretoria

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1.5.2 Gautrain Rapid Rail punctuality and predictability being key features of the service. Adequate The Gautrain is the rapid rail link, planned passenger safety and security will be a key between Pretoria, Johannesburg and feature of the System. Johannesburg International Airport. Approximately 80 km of modern state-of-the- As the Province is committed to an art railway lines will link Johannesburg and integrated transportation network, a well- Tshwane. The Gautrain is planned to integrated network of public transport provide an efficient rail service, equivalent to services, comprising all elements of modal international standards and is one of the integration such as integrated road-based Gauteng Province’s Blue IQ initiatives to and rail-based routes, modal transfer invest in economic infrastructure facilities, and also providing for seamless development in the areas of tourism, transfer between public transport modes and technology and transport. All sections of the services is planned. A door-to-door service Gautrain are scheduled to be in operation by by means of a dedicated feeder service, as the end of 2009. well as appropriate facilities to stop and drop off train passengers will be provided at the This rapid rail link will have ten stations from stations. The Gautrain will also cater for Hatfield in Tshwane to Park Station in passenger integration with existing rail Johannesburg. The purpose of the Gautrain services through over platform or station is to provide a public transport alternative interchanges only. To facilitate this, three of that can successfully compete with the the Gautrain stations have been located at private motorcar, relieving road congestion. or adjacent to existing rail commuter stations operated under the auspices of the South A general passenger train service, including African Rail Commuter Corporation commuter services and a dedicated (SARCC). The passengers will be able to purpose-designed Airport Service suited for transfer with ease between the existing the specific needs of domestic and public transport services and the Gautrain. international air passengers, will be operated as part of the System. The general The Gautrain will offer three important passenger services will cover the service to services to people in Gauteng during the be operated between Johannesburg and FIFA 2010 World Cup. Firstly, it will provide Tshwane, and between Sandton and a safe, comfortable, fast and reliable service Rhodesfield Stations. The Airport Service for spectators to the games. Secondly, it will will be operated on a dedicated link between provide an acceptable form of public Sandton and Johannesburg International transport to tourists visiting and travelling in Airport (JIA). The trains should be able to and between Pretoria and Johannesburg travel at sufficiently high speeds, to meet the during the FIFA 2010 World Cup period. required travel time between Johannesburg Thirdly, the link between Sandton and the and Tshwane of not more than 38 minutes JIA will provide an important and convenient and not more than 15 minutes between transport service for visitors arriving by Sandton and Johannesburg International international or domestic flights. Airport (JIA). Trains will operate for more than 15 hours a day, with reliability,

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During the FIFA 2010 World Cup games, the § Making use of their own / hired transport Gautrain will allow for the efficient movement to travel to and park at the stations (park of large volumes of people. Looking at the & ride) where safe parking and three major stadiums in Gauteng and their appropriate facilities will be provided; location relative to the Gautrain Stations, the § Making use of existing public transport following are the likely ways in which services; spectators using the Gautrain, would be able § Using public transport feeder and to reach the stadiums: distribution services operating on dedicated routes. § Ellispark – A special shuttle service could be operated between the stadium and Johannesburg Park Station. The 1.5.3 Rail Extensions and Stations proposed Johannesburg Station is located above the existing long distance Since 1981, there has been no significant coach terminus of Park Station, in the investment in rail line or rolling stock Johannesburg CBD. The shuttle service infrastructure. However, some significant could also serve spectators arriving by rail station upgrades and commercial coach from other parts of South Africa, developments have been undertaken by e.g. Cape Town. Intersite in close partnership with Metrorail. § Securicor Park – The Hatfield Gautrain Station will be within close walking Figure 1.4 shows the modernised Park distance from the stadium. Station complex in Johannesburg, which § FNB Stadium – There is an existing rail integrates the new suburban, and main line commuter station at Nasrec, which rail concourses with long-distance bus and means that a direct rail link between the minibus-taxi terminals, and the large split- Gautrain Park Station and the Nasrec level indoor mall. The development Station exists and people can transfer significantly enhances the profile of public with ease between the Gautrain and the transport within Johannesburg. existing commuter rail. However at this stage the level of service provided by the existing rail network is probably not There are over 100 planned developments acceptable, but it is envisaged that the to introduce additional infrastructure and rail service would be improved and that it upgrade existing rail facilities. The most would become a feasible option for relevant of these focus on the Naledi - New providing transport for a large number of Canada line section and the Ennerdale - people. Eldorado Park - Nasrec rail section.

Spectators would be able to make use of four modes of travel to access the stations:

§ Those in the vicinity of the stations could walk to the station;

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Figure 1.6: The modernised Johannesburg Park

Figure 1.7: The rail network outside Johannesburg CBD

1.6 Key Issues relating to the § Shares the same location of the National Effective Hosting of the Exhibition Centre. FIFA 2010 World Cup Main Access Routes 1.6.1 Greater Johannesburg The FNB stadium is situated at the Nasrec First National Bank Stadium / Soccer City site (see Figure 1.10 for location plan), with access from Nasrec Road, one of (FNB) - Facility Characteristics Johannesburg’s arterial routes. Nasrec § Located at Nasrec on the eastern edge Road has a full intersection with the N1 of Soweto. national freeway at Uncle Charlie's Interchange, which allows for connections to § Seating capacity of 90 000. the hotel clusters of Sandton, Rosebank, § Home stadiums to Orlando Pirates Midrand and Pretoria. Football Club. § Football Venue for the African Cup Final At present, accessing the CBD and Soweto, in 1997. directly from the stadium involves using Nasrec Road to access Main Reef Road

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(R41) for the CBD, Rifle Range Road (R38) access to the road network close to the for southern Johannesburg and Rand Show pedestrian entrances of the stadium. In Road (R79) or Old Potchefstroom Road addition, a section of parking will be (R68) for Soweto. allocated for the exclusive use of minibus- taxis. The FNB Stadium can also be reached by rail, using the Nasrec rail station, which is As the FNB Stadium is located away from located within five minutes walk from the the city centre, it has ample parking facilities. stadium. The station lies on its own branch There are 3 000 spaces within the stadium line off the main Soweto-Johannesburg line. grounds, with a further 6 000 spaces in the Rail will be heavily promoted as a main greater Nasrec grounds, which abut the FNB mode during the FIFA 2010 World Cup. site. Beyond the immediate FNB/Nasrec site there is vacant land capable of Pres ently, the majority of spectator arrivals accommodating up to 28 000 more vehicles. are by minibus -taxis. The most important of these routes are those which traverse the Soweto highway between Johannesburg CBD and Soweto. The operational plan will allow for minibus -taxi vehicles to gain

Figure 1.8: FNB Soccer Stadium – Africa Cup of Nations 1996

Figure 1.9: The modernised Johannesburg Park Station

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Figure 1.10: Access to the FNB Stadium

Figure 1.11: Aerial view of the Ellis Park Ellis Park Stadium and Johannesburg Stadiums Johannesburg Stadium

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For the duration of the FIFA 2010 World § Rugby World Cup venue in 1995. Cup, the 3 000 spaces within the stadium § Home to Gauteng Lions Rugby Football fence line would be allocated for use by Union team. FIFA, the media and other priority groups.

The access points for these areas will have Johannesburg Stadium – Facility high levels of security to ensure that only the Characteristics: properly accredited vehicles gain entry. In addition to the separate parking, FIFA § Home stadium to Kaizer Chiefs Football officials and other VIPs (including match Club. officials and players) will gain access to the environs of the FNB via a specially § Seating capacity 37 000. constructed link road. This link road will connect Crownwood Road with Nasrec Transport / Stadium Access Issues Road. This will allow the priority group vehicles to take a distinct route from that of The Ellis Park Precinct is located in New the general traffic when arriving at the Doornfontein, central Johannesburg. The stadium. Ellis Park Stadium shares the Greater Johannesburg Sports Precinct with the This facility would cost between R 3m and Johannesburg Stadium and the Standard R 10m, depending on the nature of the Bank Arena. The access road network for underlying soils, the carriageway the Stadium is well established. These roads constructed and the structure employed to are typically narrow and are poorly suited to cross the water course. carrying high volumes of traffic.

The other parking locations are accessed Strategic road links to the Ellis Park area from the Rand Show Road/Nasrec Road. connect to the M2 motorway, which provides These roads link to the N1, M1, and into links to the M1 serving Sandton and Soweto. Therefore, these will be used as Rosebank to the west, and Germiston and the main corridor for car access. A security the Eastern By-pass to the east. cordon will ensure that vehicles are directed Additionally, there are several provincial into public parking areas. Shuttle buses will distributors serving the immediate area be employed between these parking areas around Ellis Park which allow access to the and the Stadium. CBD and other central Johannesburg areas.

A high number of trained staff will be Operational Plan employed to manage vehicle movements and enforce the access privileges. On big match days a detailed operational plan is put in place to manage high levels of 1.6.2 Ellis Park Precinct traffic. During the Rugby Union World Cup, and other major events, access to the Ellis Park – Facility Characteristics: precinct is tightly controlled, with a series of cordons restricting private cars. These § Located in central Johannesburg. cordons promote the use of public transport § Seating capacity 62 000. to the Precinct, which is provided mainly by a dedicated park -and-ride system. This

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system was utilised by up to 10 000 cars have accounted for approximately spectators for each match during the Rugby three-quarters of arrivals at the Precinct for World Cup, with similar volumes being recently staged events. recorded at other prominent fixtures.

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1.6.3 Securicor Park (Loftus Versveld) capacity of these schools is in the order of 10 000 vehicles. Facility Characteristics: The stadium is also adjacent to the § Located in Hatfield, Eastern Pretoria. Securicor Park station, which creates an important public transport access linkage. § Seating capacity 52 000.

§ Rugby World Cup 1995 venue. 1.6.4 Rainbow Junction Stadium § Home to the Blue Bulls RFU team. Facility Characteristics: Main Access Routes § Proposed new stadium to be built.

The Securicor Park stadium is situated on § Located in Pretoria north (Sinoville). the eastern side of Pretoria, see Figure 1.14 § Seating for between 45 000 and more. for location plan, adjacent to the University of Pretoria with access from the M6 Lynwood Road which links directly to the The site upon which the stadium will be Danie Joubert Freeway on the east and the constructed is centrally located with regard Pretoria CBD to the west. In addition, the to major routes. Zambezi drive leads to the stadium is also accessible from the south via N1, which covers Polokwane to the north the Ben Schoeman Highway (N1) which and the Johannesburg region to the south. The N4 stretches from east to west with links to Midrand and Johannesburg. Rustenburg westwards and Witbank to the The Gautrain Rapid Rail, linking east. All of these national routes are easily Johannesburg with Pretoria, will have a accessible through well -developed station located within close walking distance secondary roads like Voortrekker Road, and of the stadium. This will provide a Zambezi Drive. convenient alternative mode of transport for those spectators living or staying in hotels to Parking facilities, in and around the stadium, the south of Pretoria. would be able to accommodate 5 000 vehicles. The Pretoria North railway station is also within walking distance from the

Operational Plan stadium. Wonderboom airport is located approximately 7 km from the stadium. It can accommodate planes as large as a King Air. On big match days a park-and-ride network has been developed to offer an alternative means of access to event attendees. Operational Plan

At present the stadium parking facilities The operational planning for access to the cater for 3 000 vehicles. This provision is stadium will be considered once plans for the structure have been completed. complemented by the use of four schools that are in close proximity to the stadium for the park-and-ride service. The combined

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Table 1.4: Time distance matrix

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Stadium 50 min Loftus Versveld 54 km 34 mi Stadium 60 min 15m Rainbow Jn. 63km 39 mi 10km 6 mi Stadium 25 min 45 min 55 min Johannesburg 21 km 13 mi 47 km 29 mi 55 km 34 mi Internat. Airport 5 min 50 min 55 min 25 min Johannesburg 2 km 1 mi 60km 37 mi 65 km 40 mi 22 km 14 mi City Centre 15 min 40 min 35 min 25 min 15 min Main Hotels 12 km 7 mi 42 km 26 mi 48 km 30 mi 25 km 15 mi 12 km 7 mi Sandton 50 min 5 min 10 min 45 min 50 min 40 min Main Hotels 54 km 34 mi 2 km 1 mi 8 km 5 mi 47 km 29 mi 54 km 34 mi 42 km 26 mi Pretoria

1.7 Main Means of Transport to before the match and collections after the the Stadiums match.

It is anticipated that coaches from the Again, the transport system will rely on Johannesburg / Pretoria area, as well as the trained drivers using high -quality vehicles, Gautrain Rapid Rail link, will carry the similar to those of the 2002 World Summit majority of international and a large on Sustainable Development, to match the proportion of regional visitors. Other prestigious nature of the tournament. regional visitors will use private cars to access the local areas. There will be park- The proximity of the stadiums to residential and-ride systems in operation. areas suggests that walking will be an important mode. Careful consideration will The other major vehicular access mode that be given to ensuring that there are safe will dominate for the local spectators are routes for pedestrians accessing the venues. local rail services and minibus -taxis. These will be managed to ensure efficient drop-off

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2. RUSTENBURG,

NORTH – WEST PROVINCE

Figure 2.1: Rustenburg, North -West Province – Location Map

2.1 Commentary on Transport underwent a R25 million upgrade to Situation accommodate the largest aircraft on international routes. The airport has daily The area of the North-West Province scheduled flights from and to Johannesburg, considered in this report borders on Cape Town and Durban. Gauteng. The venue city of Rustenburg is located approximately 120 kilometres, or two Rustenburg is served by rail with a direct hours’ driving, to the west of connection to Johannesburg, and in Pretoria/Johannesburg on the N4 National addition, the Greyhound bus network also Route, (See Figure 2.1 which indicates serves the town, linking it to Johannesburg, Rustenburg in its local setting). Zeerust and Gaborone (Botswana). Travel times between the important destinations The Pilansberg International Airport serves have been estimated and are given in the Rustenburg area and is located 40 km Table 2.1. from the city centre. In 1999 the runway

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Figure 2.2: Palace of the Lost City - Hotel & Entertainment Complex near Rustenburg

Table 2.1: Travel Time Matrix

Phokeng Key: min = minutes Stadium km = kilometres mi = miles 30 min Pilanesberg Airport 38 km 23 mi 20 min 40 min City Centre (inc. 12 km 7 mi 50 km 31 mi pub. trans. & hotels) 15 min 40 min 5 min Olympia Park 12 km 7 m I 52 km 32 mi 3 km 2 mi 25 min 10 min 35 min 40 min Sun City 30 km 18 mi 6 km 4 mi 45 km 27 mi 47 km 29 mi

2.2 Road Network Review accommodate additional traffic resulting from the FIFA 2010 World Cup. The venue city of Rustenburg is well connected to major cities such as Pretoria The road network in the city itself is free of and Johannesburg via the N4, which has major congestion, with a well-organised recently been upgraded as part of the system of one -way streets and linked traffic National Toll Roads Strategy. An alternative signals. route, the R24, also extends from the Johannesburg/Pretoria area to Rustenburg.

The new Royal Bafokeng football stadium is situated approximately 16 kilometres from central Rustenburg. Roads to the stadium are high-quality arterial roads that will not require any major upgrading to

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Short -distance trips to the Stadium will be 2.3 Public Transport Review catered for by local minibus-taxi services. Selected vehicles will be allocated to provide Rustenburg is served by a bus fleet of 160 a dedicated FIFA 2010 World Cup shuttle vehicles which carry up to 175 000 service. passengers per day. The minibus -taxi industry consists of two associations and As many of the spectators are expected to provides services connecting the city with come from Pretoria/Johannesburg, a high the rural hinterland, the township of Phokeng volume of coaches is expected at the and other settlements in the area. stadium.

2.4 Key Transport Issues 2.4.3 Current ability to host capacity relating to Rustenburg crowds

2.4.1 Stadium Characteristics On match days, an effective traffic management plan is implemented on the

access routes to the Stadium and its The Royal Bafokeng Stadium was immediate surrounds. The Stadium has a constructed and completed in 1998 and has good record of successfully hosting seating capacity for ± 40 000 persons. There is adequate provision for parking of international football matches with capacity crowds. cars and coaches adjacent to the Stadium.

2.4.2 Access Characteristics

Arterial roads of a high standard provide quick and convenient access to the Stadium for both the private car, bus and minibus -taxi modes. The Stadium is located approximately 16 km or 15 minutes travel time from the city centre. Also, it is located adjacent to the community of Phokeng.

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Information on the transport situation within 3. BLOEMFONTEIN Bloemfontein has predominantly been obtained from the BLOEMET Transport Plan 3.1 Commentary on Transport with the permission of the Director of situation Transport Planning.

3.1.1 Overview Bloemfontein is located in the central interior of South Africa. The Free State province is This section gives an overview of the bordered by Gauteng and North-West to the transport situation in Bloemfontein (now north, KwaZulu Natal and Lesotho to the called Manguang, but referred to in this east, Northern Cape to the west, and overview as Bloemfontein) with regard to its Western and Eastern Cape to the south. capacity to accommodate a major football Bloemfontein is approximately 400km (or event. It confirms the commitment of the four hours driving) to the south of Bloemfontein Metropolitan Transport Johannesburg.

Authority (BLOEMET) to provide transport The Bloemfontein Airport serves the Free facilities of a high standard that stimulate State Province. It is located approximately economic growth and attract major events 20 kilometres to the east of the city. Air such as the 1995 Rugby World Cup and the services connect Bloemfontein to all the 1996 African Nations Soccer Tournament. other regions of South Africa.

Figure 3.1: Free State stadium parking and access – CBD In background

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Bloemfontein is well served with National Table 3.1: Modal Split Road Routes from the north, south, east and west, and thus is well connected to other Residential Percentage split Total major cities such as Cape Town, Areas Mini Private Cycle/ Johannesburg and Durban. Bloemfontein Bus car bus- walk has a well-developed arterial road network. Taxi Traditionally Its public transport system consists of two 90 6 0 4 100 white bus companies, minibus -taxis and Metered- Traditionally 8 38 35 19 100 taxi services. Bloemfontein is also served by black intercity rail and bus connections. As can be seen from Table 3.1 there is no Apart from a Transport Plan, BLOEMET has Metropolitan Rail Transport System in also developed a Road Master Plan, which Bloemfontein. It is expected that an increase serves as a strategic planning input to the in private car use and a decrease in public Transport Plan. The Road Master Plan is in transport use will occur before 2006. essence a complete Roads Needs Study for the whole of the greater Bloemfontein 3.1.3 Demand Patterns metropolitan area, based on future growth scenarios and expected land uses, over a The major transport demands exist on the strategic time span of 20 years. The Plan is arterials giving access to the Central the output of a calibrated land Business District (CBD). Some of these use/transportation model, which is currently demands will be reduced through the being used by the BLOEMET Planning provision of a supplementary ring road Division. system, which has been proposed as part of

the Road Master Plan. The Road Master Plan is essentially event- driven rather than being based on a specific time frame. It basically describes what roads 3.2 Road Network Review need to be built if specific developments Bloemfontein is well served with National materialise. Routes from the north, south, east and west, and thus is well connected to other major 3.1.2 Modal Split cities such as Cape Town, Johannesburg

and Durban. The primary road network of The 1995 modal split is given for the Bloemfontein is shown in the orientation traditional black and white residential areas map (Figure 3.2). separately, as an overall average figure for

Bloemfontein will reflect a very distorted image of the reality. The modal split is as follows:

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Figure 3.2: Orientation map

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3.2.1 Metropolitan Road Network adjacent to the CBD and is well connected to the arterial road network. The extent of the present freeway network for metropolitan Bloemfontein is shown in 3.2.2 Travel Times by Road the orientation map (Figure 3.1) and consists of the N1 Western Bypass. There are six Average travel times have been interchanges along this route providing conservatively determined, assuming an access to the different districts of average travel speed of 45 km/h, and are Bloemfontein. shown on the travel time contours map in Figure 3.3. Bloemfontein has a well-developed arterial road network. The main stadium is located

Figure 3.3: Travel Time Contours Map

3.2.3 Capacity Upgrade Prioritisation implementation plans are timeously approved. The BLOEMET planning division has a comprehensive analysis and prioritisation The following roads have been recently, or programme in place to ensure that will be shortly, upgraded:

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The Bloemfontein Public Transport System § Falck Road has been upgraded and it is consists of two bus companies, minibus- not foreseen that capacity problems will taxis and metered-taxi services. be experienced before 2010. Approximately 14% of all public transport § President Avenue has already been users travel by bus, while 86% travel by upgraded and will provide sufficient minibus-taxi. capacity until 2010. § Church Street has been upgraded. Comparative information on the public transport providers is given in Table 3.2.

Currently the following capacity problems Table 3.2: Comparative public transport still need to be addressed: information

§ Plans for the improvement of Parfitt Metered-taxi Minibus- IBL Avenue have been prepared and Services Taxi construction will be finished before 2010. Bloemfontein Bloemfontein Service Botshabelo § A study is currently being undertaken for Botshabelo Bloemfontein Area Thaba Nchu Thaba Nchu the upgrading of Markgraaff Street. Long Distance Fleet 160 100 four -seaters 1 500 Sizes 20 ten-seaters 3.2.4 Traffic Management Systems, Service Scheduled & Request Request on Incident Detection and Response Type Request fixed routes

Interstate Bus Lines (IBL) is the largest bus In the BLOEMET Area, there are at present operator on subsidised routes in more than 130 sets of traffic signals in Bloemfontein. Bloemfontein City Transport operation, of which more than 80% are (BCT) caters for communities, students, interlinked into a number of local systems. scholars, shoppers and social trips. It falls Traffic signals settings on the busier arterials under the Director of Protection Services. were derived after a comprehensive modelling exercise to achieve better progression of signal timing. 3.3.1 Metered -taxi Services

Apart from the local municipal traffic, all Metered-taxi services, are available on other emergency services are involved in telephonic request in Bloemfontein. These Incident Management on the major minibus-taxi operators have indicated that interurban routes through Bloemfontein. The they would be able to provide special shuttle Bloemfontein Control Centre staff have services for media groups and spectators on undergone extensive training in centralised a prior arrangement basis. communication for the management and effective clearance of incident scenes. The average response time to an incident in Bloemfontein is five minutes.

3.3 Public Transport Review

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Figure 3.4: Access to Stadium

3.3.2 Minibus-Taxis demarcated. The Bloemfontein Municipality, together with the Free State Provincial The minibus -taxi industry has grown rapidly Government, plans to upgrade of the over the last ten years and is currently in the minibus-taxi terminals within the next few process of being transformed from an years. informal to a formally regulated industry. The owners of the more than 1 500 minibus- 3.4 Key Transport Issues taxi’s in Bloemfontein have organised relating to Bloemfontein themselves into five minibus -taxi associations, which are mainly rank -based. 3.4.1 Key Access Routes to the Stadium

3.3.3 Public Transport Infrastructure The Free State Stadium is located within walking distance of the CBD and city centre The Bloemfontein Municipality provides hotels (Figure 3.4). It is attractively sited public transport infrastructure, but the private within a park, offering very pleasant and bus company IBL has also contributed from convenient access. Rapid road access is its own resources to provide terminals of provided from the N1 and all surrounding good standard. The main bus stops and main arterials. ranks are provided with sheltered waiting areas. The probable travel time and distances The minibus -taxi ranks are not all provided between some important destinations during with sheltered waiting areas, and some a weekend match day is shown in Table 3.3. stops along the route have not been formally

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Table 3.3: Travel Time Matrix

Free State Key: min = minutes Stadium km = kilometres mi = miles 15 min Bloemfontein 10 km 6 mi Airport 5 min 15 min City Centre (inc. 1 km 1 mi 9 km 6 mi pub. trans. & hotels 5 min 15 min 5 min Accommodation 1 km 1 mi 10 km 6 mi 1 km 1 mi areas

A major traffic impact study has been pedestrians. The Traffic Department of the performed for the greater Brandwag area, Bloemfontein Municipality assists with including the stadium and the major hotels, pedestrians’ movements by giving priority and recommendations for the required from public transport terminals, and from upgrading to accommodate morning peak parking areas to and from the stadium. hour traffic have been accepted. Some of this upgrading has already been done while 3.4.3 Current Ability to Host Capacity other construction is still taking place. Crowds Bloemfontein does normally experience a high morning traffic peak period and it is The stadium has hosted many international expected that the peak as a result of a big rugby matches with capacity crowds of day match could be accommodated with ±45 000. Management of traffic, parking and only minor changes to the adjacent road spectators has been handled effectively and network. efficiently.

3.4.2 Types of Transport 3.4.4 Upgrade Requirements to Host § Public transport routes Event All public and private operators will operate on routes from Heidedal and Mangaung on The Bloemfontein Municipality would be the eastern side of the city, as well as Dr honoured to host some of FIFA 2010 World Belcher Road and Falck Road. Special Cup football matches and they would assist provision will be made for an on- and off- in providing the facility upgradings required, loading facility for minibus-taxis to drop off provided the assistance is requested and pick up spectators. timeously. The cur rent required upgrading is being done for a 10-year planning horizon, § Private cars which includes the year 2010. The present Parking on big match days is normally layout of each one of the following streets arranged on sports fields of the schools and are being considered for possible upgrading: sports clubs in the vicinity of the stadium. Markgraaff Street, Parfitt Avenue and Dr Co-operation in this regard has always been Belcher Street. These upgradings would received. improve metropolitan accessibility to the main Bloemfontein stadium. § Pedestrians A substantial proportion of the crowds attending a football match normally arrive as

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The Polokwane metropolitan area has a 4. POLOKWANE population of 1,1 million people with another 4,0 million people living in the immediate

vicinity. 4.1 Commentary on the Transport Situation The city is also approximat ely two hours’

drive by road from the Kruger National Park, 4.1.1 Overview but also boasts over 50 provincial and private game reserves, all within 1 - 2 hours The background to the transport situation in drive from the Polokwane. These natural Pietersburg/Polokwane is discussed in this attributes are expected to boost the Northern overview. The City Council has given its Province’s share of the South African tourist commitment to act as one of the host cities market from the current 5,5% to over 11% in for the FIFA 2010 World Cup and confirms the next decade. that the city has the capability and the capacity to host such an event. This is 4.1.2 Modal Split further supported by the City’s decision to construct a multi-million Rand Polokwane The most recent estimates of the modal split Sports Stadium, capable of accommodating were done in 1995 and indicate that 57% of 50 000 spectators, which was officially people transported in the Polokwane area opened in 2002. make use of public transport.

Polokwane (formerly Pietersburg) is the The modal splits have remained relatively capital of the Northern Province and is stable during this period, however, it is also situated on the N1 National Route between evident that over the eight year period the Gauteng and the Beit Bridge border post, private transport sector has slowly grown to approximately 300 km (2½ hours drive) from the detriment of public transport. Gauteng.

Figure 4.1: Polokwane CBD

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o Landros Maré upgrading 4.2 Road Network Review o Hans van Rensburg widening

o Biccard extension 4.2.1 Road Network o Nelson Mandela Avenue

extension Polokwane is well served with a National Route running north-south, and thus is well o Schoeman extension. connected to other major cities such as Johannesburg, Pretoria and Zimbabwe. 4.2.4 Traffic Incident Management Polokwane has a well-developed arterial road network which is largely free from The organisations, which are involved in the congestion. City’s Incident Management process include:

4.2.2 Travel Times by Road § Traffic departments from the local and provincial authorities The Polokwane Stadium is located two § Fire departments from the local and kilometres from the CBD centre and is provincial authorities strategically located next to the Pietersburg § Ambulance Services, both local Railway Station. government and private

4.2.3 Network Capacity Upgrade § South African Police Service Prioritisation § South African National Road Agency Ltd (SANRAL) The City Council identified a number of § Disaster Management major upgrades to the road and traffic infrastructure on its five-year implementation § Road Maintenance Departments. programme. This will provide for some of the required upgrading which would assist in Polokwane has two major hospitals, the the accommodation of FIFA 2010 World Cup Pietersburg Provincial Hospital and the traffic. A number of improvements to the Pietersburg Private Hospital situated within arterial network have been identified for its boundaries. The former being 2 km, and upgrading, of which the following will make a the latter, approximately 4 km from the distinctive impact on the overall mobility on Polokwane Stadium. Two additional new the network: clinics are planned for the area.

§ Traffic signal improvements at: 4.3 Public Transport Review o Landros Maré/19th Avenue o Bok/Dahl. 4.3.1 Train Services

The Polokwane railway station is located on § Geometric improvements at: the northern boundary of the CBD and in o Road over rail bridge at close proximity to the football stadium. Nirvana/Westenburg Polokwane is served by long distance rail o N1 upgrading services between Johannesburg/Pretoria

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and Zimbabwe. There is no commuter rail minibus-taxi ranks are provided at strategic system in operation in the Polokwane area. locations throughout the Polokwane area.

4.3.2 Bus Operations An informal long distance mini bus-taxi service is also in place covering all routes to There are four major bus operators, both Polokwane, specifically via the National privately and publicly owned, serving the Route N1 from Gauteng. Polokwane area. All operators provide scheduled services during peak and non- 4.4 Key Transport Issues peak periods, covering nine main corridors. relating to the Effective More than 13 million passenger trips are Hosting of the FIFA 2010 made monthly on 320 buses, involving World Cup in Polokwane approximately 1 350 daily trips. The bus operators are affiliated to the South African 4.4.1 Key Access Routes to the Stadium Bus Operators Association (SABOA). The following routes provide excellent road 4.3.3 Tourist Services accessibility to the new sport stadium:

Numerous tour busses supplement the § The N1 from Gauteng via Warmbaths regular commuter bus operations. With and Potgietersrus (south) Pietersburg/Polokwane being the hub of the § The N11 via the N1 (at Potgietersrus) Northern Province, most tourist busses from Mpumalanga via Middelburg and travel through this area to the various tourist Groblersdal (south-east) destinations. § The R81 from Giyani (north-east)

§ The N1 from Zimbabwe via Beit Bridge 4.3.4 Airport Services and Louis Trichardt (north)

Rented vehicles are available for hire at the § The N11 via the R567 from Botswana Gateway International Airport and via the Groblersbrug border post (west) Pietersburg Municipal Airport through § The R71 from Phalaborwa via Tzaneen various national car hi re companies. (east).

4.3.5 Minibus-Taxis The new stadium is also located next to the main rail station. Thus rail access will also The minibus -taxi provides a public transport be good from Johannesburg, Pretoria and service along scheduled bus routes, but elsewhere. Also, luxury rail services are more importantly on routes that are not likely to be in operation serving the venue. economically viable, or not physically accessible, for bus operators. There are currently 41 minibus -taxi associations operating in the Polokwane area with an estimated 1 640 minibus-taxis transporting commuters on a daily basis. Official

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Table 4.1: Travel Time Matrix

POLOKWANE Travel Time / Travel Distance St adium Key: min = minutes 10 min Gateway km = kilometres 7 km 4 mi Internat. Airport mi = miles 5 min 10 min CBD / Station 4 km 2 mi 9 km 6 mi 10 min 10 min 15 min Accommodation: 6 km 4 mi 12 km 7 mi 4 km 2 mi (Suburbs) 50 min 55 min 50 min 55 min Accommodation: 75 km 47 mi 77 km 48 mi 75 km 47 mi 77 km 48 mi (Magoebaskloof) § The new Polokwane Stadium will be 4.4.2 Upgrades of Existing Facilities and capable of accommodating 60 000 Equipment spectators. § The design allows for the effective Other facilities or improved facilities which management of traffic, parking and directly or indirectly have an impact on the spectators. hosting of mega events, which are in the § Parking will be accommodated outside pipe line in the next five years are the of the stadium grounds. following:

Figure 4.2: Polokwane Orientation Map

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5. ORKNEY

5.1 General Transport Network 5.2 The stadium at Orkney and Town Information 5.2.1 Stadium Characteristics Orkney lies on the banks of the Vaal River, approximately 180km from Johannesburg in The Oppenheimer Stadium, owned by the the North West Province. Orkney is a mining Anglo American Corporation, is located town with a laid-back ambience. Tourist close to the town centre. The stadium has a attractions include a bird sanctuary, Orkney seating capacity of 26 000 and is currently Vaal recreation area, Vaal Reef Gold Mine being upgraded and refurbished to (tours through the largest gold mine in South accommodate extra seating and sport Africa can be arranged on request). facilities.

The town is located close to the N12 5.2.2 Transport / Stadium Access Issues freeway, which serves as a main link between Gauteng and the Kimberley in the Accessibility to the stadium is excellent from Northern Province. Major regional towns like both Orkney town centre as well as Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom are less than Klerksdorp. The current minibus -taxi service a 30-minute drive from Orkney. The town in both Orkney and Klerksdorp will provide a has a well-maintained road network, and public transport service to the majority for vehicle access and mobility is excellent. people attending scheduled matches. Due

to the location of the stadium on the The town of Orkney is within easy reach of periphery of Orkney, with limited the Klerksdorp Airport, which can development in the direct vicinity, ample accommodate the majority of charter aircraft. parking will be available at the venue. The airport is located approximately 13km away from Orkney. Rail links between Orkney and Johannesburg are well established.

Table 5.1: Travel Time Matrix

Key: min = minutes Potchefstroom km = kilometres

56 min mi = miles Klerksdorp 47 km 29 mi 1 hr 14 min 23 min Orkney Stadium 62 km 39 mi 15 km 9 mi 1 hr 8 min 15 min 8 min Orkney Town 57 km 35 mi 10 km 6 mi 5 km 3 mi Centre 1 hr 17 min 25 min 19 min 11 min Orkney Airport 64 km 40mi 17 km 11 mi 13 km 8 mi 7 km 5 mi 1 hr 20 min 1 hr 34 min 1 hr 38 min 1 hr 43 min 1 hr 49 min 67 km 42 mi 110 km 69 mi 115 km 72 mi 120 km 75 mi 127 km 79 mi

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Figure 5.1: Orkney Orientation Map

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6. DURBAN

Figure 6.1: Durban Orientation Map

6.1 Commentary on the has been chosen as a flagship project to test Transport situation the recommendations of the definitive Moving South Africa Study. In this regard, This audit provides background information the public transport system in Durban is required as part of the FIFA 2010 World Cup currently undergoing a fundamental Bid and has largely been extracted from restructuring programme (FRP), which will recent Metropolitan Transport planning culminate in August 2006. The overall investigations and reports from the objective is to improve accessibility through Transport Authority, Ethekwini Municipality. a focus on public transport improvements.

The Ethekwini Metropolitan Transport Accessibility and indeed public transport is Advisory Board has embarked on an crucial to the successful hosting of the FIFA Integrated Transport Plan (ITP) for the 2010 World Cup. The aim would be to Durban Metropolitan Area in line with the develop an integrated plan that not only Transport White Paper. In addition, Durban caters for the peak transport demands of an

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event of this magnitude but also caters for the transport plan must be compatible with the specific needs of VIPs, officials and the medium to long-term transport planning various emergency and security functions. for the City in order to be cost -effective and sustainable. However, the critical factor for success from a transportation and city perspective, is that

Figure 6.2: Durban’s Golden Mile hotel belt with the Harbour in the background

6.1.1 Modal Split people is given in Table 6.1. The efficient use of road space by public transport is The most recent estimates of modal split clearly evident, as is the predominance of indicate that almost 57% of all trips in the private car for travel during this period. peak periods are made by public transport. Table 6.1: Mode Split The trend of rising car ownership in the stable communities is offs et by population Proportion of Proportion of growth in the low-income groups, both by outbound outbound Mode natural background growth and urban person trips vehicles migration. Hence the public transport market (PM peak hour) PM peak hour) share is likely to remain stable in the Car 48% 91% Minibus-taxi 27% 5% medium to long term Bus 24% 3% Heavy Vehicle 1% 1% Bus and Rail travel has experienced a TOTAL 100% 100% marginal reduction in demand while the minibus -taxi mode demand has increased markedly.

The PM peak hour modal split of all people leaving the CBD compared with the proportion of vehicles used to carry these

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6.2 Road Network Review the following road network deficiencies have been identified on the road network 6.2.1 Description of the Existing Road surrounding the Stadium and are either Network being upgraded at this stage or earmarked for future upgrading: ABSA Stadium is very well located in relation to the existing metropolitan road Current / Recent Road Upgrading network, with high-capacity roads § The Northern Freeway and the section surrounding the Stadium. The Metropolitan of NMR Avenue between Walter Gilbert road network in turn is well connected to the Road and Goble Road. National Route network, offering excellent access to the Stadium. Future / Planned Road Upgrading

§ Planned Intersection improvements at: 6.2.2 Typical Travel Times by Road o Northern Freeway and Argyle Road

intersection Both the N2 and the N3 are used as main access points to the Stadium. The most o Umgeni Road and Argyle Road critical sections of the N2 and N3 are intersection between the EB Cloete Interchange and the o Umgeni Road and Goble Road Umgeni River to the north and Westville intersecti on. Interchange to the west respectively. Some

3 900 to 7 500 veh/h are carried on these § Further afield, additional capacity is sections during the afternoon peak period required on the N2 between the four- level interchange and the Umgeni River 6.2.3 Network Capacity Analysis and split diamond interchange. Upgrade Prioritisation

6.2.4 Traffic Management Systems in The Durban Inner City Interim Transport Place, Incident Detection and Plan indicated generally that there is some Response spare capacity in the peak direction on the road network in the northern sector. In the The Municipality has a sophisticated and western and southern sectors, there is highly effective incident management plenty of spare capacity in the PM peak hour system in place, which involves all and off-peak eastbound and northbound emergency service departments, including directions respectively. These are the the: directions from which FIFA 2010 World Cup match day traffic will approach the Stadium. § Durban Metro Police

§ Fire Department A SWOT analysis of transportation in Durban was undertaken for the Integrated § Ambulance Service. Transport Plan for the Durban North and South Central Local Councils study. This This system is complemented by the analysis gives a good indication of the status incident management system on the national of the road network and traffic conditions in route network and includes the section of and around Durban. Based on the analysis,

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National Route 3 between the Durban Midi-buses are used for a high frequency, International Airport and the City. high accessibility shuttle service within the Durban CBD. 6.3 Public Transport Review In addition to the above, a significant Rail, bus and minibus -taxi services operate number of metered-taxis operate throughout in Durban, offering a full range of services, the Municipal Area. from virtually door-to-door services provided by the 16-seater minibus-taxis to high- capacity line-haul services of the conventional buses and commuter rail.

Table 6.2: Travel Time Matrix

Key: min = minutes km = kilometres Kings Park mi = miles Stadium 25 min Durban 20 km 12 mi Internat. Airport 10 min 20 min CBD (inc. 3 km 2 mi 18 km 11 mi public transport) 10 min 25 min 5 min Accommodation: 3 km 2 mi 19 km 12 mi 1 km 1 mi (Beachfront) 15 min 40 min 25 min 25 min Accommodation: 12 km 7 mi 33 km 20 mi 15 km 9 mi 16 km 10 mi (Umhlanga) 30 min 10 min 35 min 35 min 40 min Accommodation: 30 km 19 mi 10 km 6 mi 27 km 17 mi 28 km 17 mi 42 km 26 mi (Amanzimtoti)

Figure 6.3: The N2 and N3 leading to/from Durban city

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6.3.1 Metropolitan Commuter Rail 17 stations along the Umlazi – KwaMashu Network Trajectory at an estimated capital cost of some R85 million. Durban Metrorail, a business unit of Transnet is currently providing the commuter The major elements of the station upgrades rail service under contract to the South include: African Rail Commuter Co-Operation (SARCC). § Effective access-control options § Improvements to commuter convenience The existing commuter rail network provides facilities extensive coverage within the Metropolitan § Security improvements Area and generally services most of the major residential and industrial nodes. The § Improved ticket -selling facilities network consists of 600 km of electrified § Facilities for the mobility disadvantaged track, with 99 stations providing access at identified stations. along eight separate lines as follows:

§ Umlazi Line 6.3.2 Train Services

§ KwaMashu Line At present some 360 train trips are provided § North Coast Line in the Metropolitan Area, which cater for § Crossmoor approximately 490 000 person trips, on a typical weekday. § Wests

§ Kelso The main Durban Station Complex is 2.0 km § Pinetown south of the Stadium. The Umlazi – KwaMashu Trajectory dominates the rail § Cato Ridge. service in Durban and currently caters for some 80% of all weekday patronage. The latest figures showed that the current fleet consists of 68 sets of twelve coaches Commuter rail line utilisation and capacity each. Metrorail is currently engaged in an are shown in Table 6.3 and Figure 6.4. extensive investigation into fleet-upgrading There is significant spare capacity on the options as part of its internal improvement existing network in terms of scheduled train strategy. Planned extensions to the network services. Up to 15 additional train trips can include the proposed Inanda Rail Line and be rescheduled in the peak hour in certain the Malagazi line in the south. cases, which equates to 30 000 additional passenger trips. Additional services can In addition, Intersite is currently engaged in easily be provided to meet the needs FIFA a comprehensive programme of upgrading 2010 World Cup spectators.

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Figure 6.4: Existing commuter rail network

Table 6.3: Rail Line Capacities

Service to Durban Peak hour Scheduled service / Spare Capacity patronage capacity % Umlazi 14 600 19 200 32% Kwa Mashu 9 200 10 400 13% North Coast 4 300 5 600 30% Crossmoor 2 200 4 000 82% Wests 1 500 3 200 113% Kelso 3 600 8 800 144% Pinetown 2 600 3 200 23% Cato Ridge 3 600 3 200 -11%

6.3.3 Conventional Bus Operations while the private operators own some 900 buses in total. In addition to three publicly owned companies, approximately 200 private Buses still carry a substantial modal share of operators provide bus services in Durban. all public transport trips in Durban and serve The former own about 1 000 buses in total virtually all areas in the Metropolitan Area.

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Due to buses’ ability to respond to changing provide a service between the Airport and commuter patterns, they have managed to numerous hotels along the Durban retain significant modal share, unlike rail beachfront. which has been declining in importance. 6.3.4 Bus Infrastructure Of particular relevance to the FIFA 2010 World Cup Bid, si the Mynah Bus Service, Buses generally follow the higher-order the single largest bus operation in Durban. collectors and arterial routes, which are The Mynah Bus Service is operated within mostly all surfaced and in good condition. the Durban CBD and immediate surrounds Absa Stadium is conveniently located utilising 70 midi -buses each with a adjacent to the Umgeni Road public passenger capacity of 30 passengers (20 transport corridor, which carries trips mainly seated, 10 standing). The service is from the north-western residential suburbs of operated as a continuous shuttle service and Durban. provides a high-speed, high -access mode with frequencies of 5 to 10 minutes Bus stops are generally well provided along throughout the day. the route, with spacings varying from 400 m in residential areas and the CBD ends to Although Mynah’s market share in the CBD over 2 km on line-haul sections. has been declining steadily over the years in the face of changing demographics and staff Within the CBD, ranking space is competition from minibus-taxis, the service accommodated mainly within the Warwick remains popular, particularly in the affluent Avenue Triangle with smaller facilities in suburbs immediately west of Durban, and Soldiers Way, Pine Street and Lorne Street. caters for some 15 000 trips on a typical The majority of these ranking points are weekday. surfaced and provided with commuter convenience facilities such as shelters, The Mynahs were a crucial component of seating, ablutions and ticket-selling facilities. the succes sful Rugby World Cup event, which was staged in South Africa in 1995. 6.3.5 Minibus-Taxis They were utilised as a continuous shuttle from park -and-ride facilities, accommodation The minibus -taxi industry caters for venues in the CBD and from the Airport to approxim ately 50% of all public transport the Stadium on match days. Five routes trips in the Durban Metropolitan Area. were operated, with 30 stops in total. Service coverage is largely similar to that of

the bus network, although the smaller Typically between 14 and 18 buses were vehicle allows deeper penetration into the utilised and they carried in excess of 9 500 residential townships. Minibus -taxis largely passengers over the five match days. provide a line-haul system often in direct Numerous tour and private hire buses competition with conventional buses, supplement the regular commuter bus although there is significant intermodal operations. activity between minibus -taxis and

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On average, some 40% of all commuter rail 6.4 Key Transport Issues passengers reach the stations via feeder minibus -taxi services. 6.4.1 Key Access Routes to Stadium

Minibus -taxi ranks are scattered throughout The ABSA Stadium with a seating capacity the Durban CBD although there are of 58 000 people, is the largest Stadium in significant concentrations within the Warwick the Province of KwaZulu-Natal and the Triangle and along Umgeni Road. obvious choice for a World Cup Soccer

match in Durban. The Stadium is located It is estimated that there are almost 7 000 within Durban’s major sporting and minibus -taxis operating in the Durban recreation precinct which extends from the Metropolitan Area. Some 4 700 vehicles are Village Green in the north to the Umgeni used for regular commuter services, 600 for River in the south and from the foreshore of long distance trips (i.e. + 30 km) while the the Indian Ocean in the east to Umgeni remainder are utilised for residential feeder Road in the west. services. In an international/national context, the 6.3.6 Metered-taxis Services Stadium is located within the City of Durban, which is the second-largest city in South The “metered” minibus-taxi is generally a Africa. Durban has an international airport as passenger car-type vehicle with a seated well as a smaller regional airport and is thus capacity of 3-4 passenger plus one driver. well connected both internationally from More recently multi -purpose vehicles other countries in the world and nationally (MPVs) with seating capacities of 5-7 from other cities in South Africa via passengers are being utilised by certain numerous air services. There are good operators. transportation linkages between the Stadium and both Durban International Airport and The “metered” minibus-taxi operates from a Virginia Airport. pick-up point to a destination requested by the passenger where fare is recorded on a In a metropolitan context, the Stadium is meter and generally increases with travel situated on the northern fringe of Durban’s distance. Although this service is CBD and along the busy north-south considered to be an important mode, it transportation corridor between the CBD and makes up a small part of the total public the northern residential suburbs. The transport service in the Durban Metropolitan Stadium is virtually surrounded by residential Area. suburbs to the north, south-west and west and the major east-west transportation Within Durban, there are some 340 corridor from the inland suburbs of the registered Metered-taxis operating from 40 Durban Metropolitan Area culminates a few designated ranks with a total of 140 bays blocks to the south of the Stadium. The throughout Durban. At present, 12 Stadium is well located, in close proximity to dedicated bays are provided at the Durban both the N2 east -west National Road and International Airport. the N3 north-south National Road.

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Figure 6.5: The King’s Park Stadium during the 1995 Rugby World Cup on match day.

Analysis of Public Transport Interchanges In a local context, the Stadium is situated between the CBD and expanding office All three public transport modes have their parks immediately to the north, other main commuter ranks in the Durban CBD. sporting and recreation facilities immediately All of the ranks are within 3,5 km or within 60 to the south and east, and the Umgeni Road minutes’ walking time of the Stadium. industrial/commercial area immediately to the west. The major north-south Durban Station, which has the single largest transportation corridor passes on both the commuter capacity, is located within 2.0 km east and west of the Stadium and major or 20 minutes’ walking distance of the east-west metropolitan links roads pass Stadium. within one or two blocks to the north and south of the Stadium. In addition to the above, the existing long distance laundry platforms within the Durban Around the stadium, CBD and beachfront Marshalling Yards can be utilised as a area where the majority of traveling is to temporary commuter rail station, while the take place, the travel times are generally extensive open fields to the south of the fairly short at between 10 and 20 minutes. adjacent Kingsmead Soccer Stadium can serve as public transport ranking areas. The most logical route from the closest public transport interchanges to the Stadium is along NMR Avenue and Umgeni Road via Walter Gilbert Road.

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Further, the Greater Kings Park Sports Apart from the road network improvements Complex is flanked by two full 18 -hole golf recommended in the Interim Transport Plan, courses, the Durban Country Club and the there are several development initiatives in Windsor Golf course, although it is unlikely the northern sector of the Metropolitan Area that these would be used as outdoor venues that will require road network improvements, for large gatherings. which will improve the accessibility of the Stadium. These development projects 6.4.2 Review of Planned Upgrades include the La Mercy International Airport, the development of the greater Kings Park The following road network improvements area into an international sporting venue and have been recommended in the Durban the newly built casino and entertainment Inner City Interim Transport Plan will complex on the Village Green site. increase the existing capacity on the road network surrounding the Stadium and will The implemented road network therefore improve the accessibility of the improvements that formed part of the casino Stadium on a FIFA 2010 World Cup match development on the Village Green site day: included the following:

§ The widening of the Western Freeway § The wi dening of Battery Beach Road to between the Jan Smuts Interchange and a four-lane single-carriageway road. the Brickfield Interchange will provide § Widening of NMR Avenue between more capacity from the N3 to the Argyle Road and Athlone Drive. Stadium. § New interchange at Stanger Street / § The construction of the Northern Argyle Road/Northern Freeway is Freeway/Argyle Road diamond planned for 2004 - 2006. interchange will significantly improve the accessibility of the Stadium as this was identified as one of the major network All of the above improvement measures constraints in close proximity to the have improved the accessibility to the Stadium. Stadium through the provision of additional capacity, although it is acknowledged that § The widening of North Coast Road to six lanes and the realignment of Inanda the additional traffic generated by the casino Road will substantially increase the may impact negatively on the accessibility of capacity of these two routes which the Stadium, particularly as the peak should divert traffic from the Northern daytime generation of a casino occurs at Freeway and make more capacity around 15:00 which could be close to the available on this route. same time that a FIFA 2010 World Cup match may take place. There are several longer-term future road network improvements contained in the On the positive side, however, around 5 000 Inner City Interim Transport Plan, which will secure parking bays have been constructed substantially increase the capacity of the at the casino, which is within walking road network surrounding the Stadium. distance of the Stadium. In addition, an extensive monorail system is planned to form part of the casino development which can easily be extended at reasonable cost

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from the casino over the Northern Freeway spectators and a large media contingent, and NMR Avenue to a suitable station both local and foreign. Although private located at the Stadium. The monorail will motor vehicles were still the predominant provide a fairly high-capacity public transport mode, in the latter instance the proportion of service from the beachfront hotels. “private hire” public transport was substantially greater. 6.4.3 Upgrade Requirements to Host a FIFA 2010 World Cup Match Certain areas around the Kingsmead Stadium were reserved for the media It is likely that most of the planned upgrade contingent and major tour bus groups, while projects described above will be Metered-taxis were allocated space close to implemented by 2010, which will significantly the Stadium entrance off Walter Gilbert increase the accessibility of the Stadium and Road. The remainder of Walter Gilbert reduce congestion on the surrounding road Road was reserved for the park-and -ride network. However, even if these projects are shuttle bus services provided by Durban not implemented, provided the match does Transport's Mynah Bus Service. VIPs and not start at a time when event traffic is on other dignitaries were accommodated either the surrounding road network during the within the Stadium or in the fields peak commuter period, no improvements to immediately east of the Stadium. the surrounding road network will be required to accommodate the event- For local big match days, private car generated traffic. In additional to all public movement is still restricted on Walter Gilbert transport services there will be sufficient Roads, although the entire area around the parking located within walking distance of Absa Stadium is made available to the Natal the Stadium to accommodate the expected Rugby Union as a pay parking area. parking demand. These dedicated parking areas will be located as far away from the Pedestrian routes are largely determined by Stadium as possible to avoid a concentration available parking spaces. At present, apart of traffic immediately surrounding the from the areas menti oned above the parking Stadium. at the Kings Park swimming pool complex and adjacent fields to the south is frequently 6.5 Current strategy on Big used, as are the median and verges along Match Days NMR avenue. The main pedestrian routes are subsequently along NMR Avenue and Discussions were held with Durban City Walter Gilbert Road. Traffic Control Department, to review strategies employed during the 1995 Rugby Access along Jacko Jackson Street is World Cup and the 2003 Cricket World Cup, normally controlled during big matches and as well as for local big match days. The key restricted to disc holders only. difference has been that local big match days are patronised almost exclusively by 6.5.1 Analysis of Access Times and local spectators using mainly private cars. Congestion Points The Rugby and Cricket World Cup, as with all international sporting events, attracted a It is proposed to provide drop-off and pick-up significant proportion of international facilities for buses, coaches, minibus -taxis

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and metered-taxis in Walter Gilbert Road, can accommodate a major international which is immediately adjacent to the event such as the FIFA 2010 World Cup. Stadium. The existing infrastructure is of a high All public transport vehicles will therefore standard and the Durban CBD, as the main require direct access to Walter Gilbert Road employment node in the Metropolitan Area, from the surrounding road network. Provided is well served by public transport. that matches do not conflict with peak commuter traffic, access to Walter Gilbert Contingency plans implemented during Road from the Northern Freeway recent international sporting events and northbound, NMR Avenue and Umgeni major conferences were all successful in Road should be easily accommodated. accommodating the “surge” demand during these events. The large tracts of vacant land, existing public parking areas and planned parking It is likely that an event of the magnitude of garages that are within walki ng distance of the FIFA 2010 World Cup will spur the the Stadium will be used for private vehicle implementation of planned road and other parking. public transport infrastructure improvements

6.6 Airport

The state of planning for Durban International Airport (DIA) is currently dominated by efforts to relocate the Airport to La Mercy, some 40 km north of its present position. In the interim, the existing DIA requires upgrading to handle background traffic growth until the move becomes a reality.

Based on figures supplied by ACSA, current pax moving through DIA is around 2,5 million per annum, while recent trends indicate an annual growth rate of some 2% up to 2015. Recent upgrades to the airport precinct will result in an increase in passenger through put of 3,5 million pax per annum.

6.7 Conclusions

The audit of the existing transportation system in Durban has shown that the current infrastructure and planned improvements

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7. CAPE TOWN

Figure 7.1: Cape Town Orientation Map

7.1 Commentary on the National Roads connect Cape Town with Transport Situation other World Cup Cities and regional destinations. Metropolitan Cape Town has a Cape Town is the capital city of the Western comprehensive freeway network, Cape Province, the seat of the National complemented by an extensive arterial road Parliament and a major business, cultural, system of some 2 200 km. educational and tourism centre in South Africa. The Cape Metropolitan area has a Cape Town is served by intercity rail, as well population in excess of 3.0 million people. as an extensive commuter rail network. In addition to this, intercity bus services link the Cape Town International Airport is locat ed city to the rest of South Africa. Bus and approximately 15 kilometers from the CBD. minibus-taxi services operate in Cape Town, It is South Africa’s second busiest airport offering a full range of services, from virtually and serves both international and domestic door-to-door personalised minibus-taxis to routes. high -capacity line haul services.

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A significant portion of the content of this Table 7.2: National Roads report’s content on Cape Town is extracted directly from the Metropolitan Transport Route Connections Plan, with the permission of the Executive number N1 Cape Town – Bloemfontein – Director. This planning process, referred to Johannesburg – Pretoria – Polokwane- as Moving Ahead, is far advanced and has Zimbabwe already produced its first five-year prioritised N2 Cape Town – Port Elizabeth – Durban implementation plan. It reaffirms the depth of N7 Cape Town – Springbok – Windhoek planning, preparedness and capacity of the (Namibia) Cape Town region to host major events, such as the FIFA 2010 World Cup. 7.2.2 Metropolitan Road Network Over the past 20 years, the modal split in the Cape Metropolitan Area between public and Metropolitan Cape Town has a private transport has remained relatively comprehensive road network of some stable, at around 50% each. Within the 2 200 km. For this overview, only the higher public transport sector, however, significant order freeway and arterial road network will shifts have occurred in the market shares of be described, as they will be the routes the bus and minibus -taxi modes. primarily used during FIFA 2010 World Cup.

Table 7.1: Passenger Mode Split Freeway Network

No. of § The N1 freeway links central Cape Town Mode passengers in Percentage with the northern suburbs, including the AM peak City of Bellville Private car 497 000 49% § The N2 freeway links central Cape Town Train 251 300 24.7% with Cape Town International Airport, Bus 43 300 4.3% Khayalitsha and Somerset West. Minibus -taxi 152 400 15% Other 71 000 7% § The R300 orbital freeway links, via systems interchanges, the N1 and N2 TOTAL 1 014 700 corridors. Proposals to extend it further

north to the N7, and further west to link up with the M5 Kromboom Parkway are 7.2 Road Network Review expected to be operational by 2010.

§ The M5 Kromboom Parkway is a north- 7.2.1 National Links south met ropolitan freeway that links the southern suburbs to the N1 and N2 The following National Roads connect Cape freeway corridors. Town with other World Cup Cities and other main destinations: Arterial Network

The freeway network is complemented by a

comprehensive arterial road system. In

1998, a R60m metropolitan-wide area traffic

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control system was implemented on the primary arterial network. This system 7.2.3 Travel Times controls over 600 synchronised intersections and has improved traffic flows by between Private transport travel times to Newlands 10 and 20% during both peak and off-peak Stadium are shown in Figure 7.2. periods.

Figure 7.2: Newlands Stadium: Private Transport Travel Times

Typically free flow private one travel times: 7.2.4 Capacity Upgrade Prioritisation

§ The V&A Waterfront (accommodation Within the framework of Moving Ahead, a centre for the World Cup Family) to comprehensive analysis and prioritisation Newlands Stadium in 10 to 15 minutes. programme is in place to ensure that § The airport to Newlands Stadium in 15 to planning for the future is well managed and 20 minutes. that implementation plans are timeously § The western seaboard accommodation approved. The region has a well developed centres (Sea Point, Clifton, Camps Bay) civil engineering industry capable of meeting to Newlands Stadium in 15 to 20 any demands put on it as a result of minutes. upgrades for the FIFA 2010 World Cup. § The accommodation centres in the vicinity of the Newlands Stadium (Constantia) to Newlands Stadium in less than 10 minutes.

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Figure 7.3: Modern freeway network intersection near CIA

7.2.5 Traffic Incident Management Speeds and Run Times The Traffic Incident Management System forms part of the Cape Metropolitan Typically one can travel by public transport Authority’s comprehensive planning initiative from: for the metropolitan community. § The V&A Waterfront (accommodation The incident management system and centre for the World Cup family) to Newlands Stadium in 20 to 30 minutes. central control office facilitates the effective co-ordination of the emergency services and § The airport to Newlands Stadium in 20 to their joint response to incidents occurring on 30 minutes. the metropolitan road network. Through § The western seaboard accommodation prior planning and awareness of the centres (Sea Point, Clifton, Camps Bay) demands placed on resources, incident to Newlands Stadium in 20 to 30 management strives to minimise road minutes. closures and traffic delays through a system § The accommodation centres in the of on-scene co-ordination and centralised vicinity of the Newlands Stadium communications. (Claremont, Rosebank, Mowbray, Wynberg, Constantia) in less than 10 7.3 Public Transport Review minutes. § Accommodation centres as far as Rail, bus and minibus -taxi services operate Lakeside, Athlone, Milnerton in 10 to 20 in Cape Town, offering a full range of minutes. services from virtually door-to-door personalised minibus-taxis to high -capacity line haul services of buses and commuter rail.

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Figure 7.4: Western Cape Orientation Map

7.3.1 Metropolitan Commuter Rail Network A schematic diagram of the Cape Metropolitan Railway Network is presented The commuter rail system is operated by as Figure 7.5, which shows the number of Cape Metrorail, a business unit of Transnet, main line tracks and identifies all passenger in accordance with a contract agreement stations. Of relevance to the FIFA 2010 with the South African Rail Commuter World Cup is the fact that Newlands Stadium Corporation (SARCC). is directly served by the Newlands Railway Station, and that the City and V&A Cape Town’s electrified commuter rail Waterfront are well linked via the Southern network is one of the best developed in Suburbs line (together with feeder bus Africa and consists of six separate lines on services to the V&A Waterfront and the 260km of track with 97 passenger stations Western Seaboard from Cape Town combining to form the overall system. This Station). primary public transport mode carries in excess of 615 000 daily commuters.

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§ Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Upgrade Programme § Public address and information systems

Metrorail and the SARCC have developed a § Ticket issuing facilities comprehensive, prioritised station -upgrade § Facilities for the mobility disadvantaged programme for the entire Cape Town system. The major elements of this Most of the commuter track and station programme are: facilities fall under the ownership of SARCC.

§ Access Control (fare gates)

Figure 7.5: Existing Cape Metropolitan Network

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7.3.2 Bus Operations Providing a variety of services, this industry operates on a licensed basis with All bus operators in the Cape Metropolitan approximately 6200 vehicles during the busy Area are private companies. Scheduled morning peak period. Most minibus -taxis passenger services are provided by Golden carry between 10 to 14 people per vehicle. Arrow Bus Services (GABS), who operate The operators of minibus-taxis in the Cape more than 700 buses. The average carrying Metropolitan Area have voluntarily grouped capacity of GABS commuter buses is 75 themselves into associations which operate passengers, with 75% seated. As part of a on selected routes that terminate either at a fleet rehabilitation programme, new rail station, a town centre, or a suburb. electronic destination screens have been fitted to all buses. Minibus-taxi services can be classified into three distinct categories: § Feeder/shuttle services can be defined Most tourist services within the CMA are as routes that convey passengers provided from hotels to various tourist sight- between residential areas and suburban seeing destinations by specialised railway stations for the primary purpose operators, many of whom own their own of interchanging with rail services. luxury coaches. Tour bus operators include larger companies such as Atlas, Hylton- § Long distance, non-stop line -haul services, typically non -stop services Ross, Elwierda and Ikapa. Most of the between residential and employment larger established bus companies in the areas. metropolitan area are affiliated to the South African Bus Operators Association § Conventional multi-stop corridor services. (SABOA).

Bus routes in the metropolitan area 7.3.4 Metered -taxis generally follow the higher-order road network. The Metropolitan Transport Over 600 metered-taxis provide a broad Authorities has embarked on the range of services, such as the transport of implementation of a network of public tourists, residents, and business people. transport lanes. By 2010, this network will They can be found at specific ranks, hailed consist of over 100km of priority lanes for on street, or called for by telephone. public transport vehicles. Metered-taxis are particularly popular at night when normal public transport is not 7.3.3 Minibus-taxis available or less frequent.

The minibus -taxi mode is an unusual form of The Cape Town International Airport is public transport that has developed served by metered-taxis as well as extensively in Southern Africa. This mode bus/coach shuttle operators accredited to provides an economical yet personalised operate services from the airport to key form of public transport at a good level of destinations in the City. mobility for the many people who do not own or have access to a car.

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7.4 Key Transport Issues Klipper road and proceed directly to the VIP relating to Newlands coach parking at Newlands Stadium. Stadium, Cape Town 7.4.2 Types of Transport 7.4.1 Key Access Routes to the Stadium The Regional spectators will primarily use This section of the report describes the key coaches and public transport, and local access routes to the Newlands Stadium, spectators will use a combination of public which will be used for the FIFA 2010 World and private transport. The use of public Cup. transport will be strongly recommended and for this purpose special train, bus and The travel time grid in Table 7.3 indicates minibus-taxi servic es will be arranged. The proximity of the Newlands Stadium to the traffic department will deploy a considerable main centres of accommodation. number of additional traffic officers to control traffic flows and parking in and around the The FIFA 2010 World Cup Family will travel Newlands area. along secured routes by coach from their accommodation at the Waterfront along Eastern Boulevard and the M3, exit at

Table 7.3: Time distance matrix

Key: min = minutes km = kilometres mi = miles Newlands Stadium Proposed 20 min Century 15 km 9 mi Stadium 20 min 20 min Cape Town 15 km 9 mi 14 km 9 mi Internat. Airport 15 min 15 min 25 min City Centre, Hotels 8 km 5 mi 12 km 7 mi 17 km 10 mi & Public Transport 15 min 15 min 25 min 5 min Accommodation 9 km 5 mi 13 km 8 mi 18 km 11 mil 1.5 km 1 mi (Waterfront) 5 min 20m 20 min 15 min 15 min Accommodation: (Southern 2 km 1 mi 15 km 9 mi 15 km 9 mi 8 km 5 mi 9 km 5 mi Suburbs) 20 min 10 min 25 min 10 min 10 min 20 min Accommodation: (Western 12 km 7 mi 16 km 10 mi 20 km 12 mi 4 km 2 mi 3 km 2 mi 12 km 7 mi Seaboard)

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Figure 7.6: Aerial view of Cape Town International Airport, the city centre (20 km) and the Newlands stadium (15 km)

Trains centres with the Newlands Stadium. They Special trains will be run on all major lines, will be ranked on the corner of Main Road arriving and departing at 5 to 10 minute and Sans Souci Road at the swimming pool, intervals. Newlands Station is a five minute a five minute walk from the stadium. walk away from the stadium. To encourage spectators to “park ‘n ride”, special parking Cars areas will be provided at major stations on A number of strategically located parking match days. areas will be provided for private and hired cars. In addition, shuttle bus services will Buses and coaches operate between the more remote parking Golden Arrow will provide shuttle services areas and the stadium along Main Road at 10 minute intervals linking Wynberg, Newlands and the City. 7.4.3 Current Ability to Host Capacity Parking for coaches will be provided in close Crowds proximity to the stadium on Main Road and Camp Ground Road. Newlands Stadium frequently hosts major matches, which attract capacity crowds. Minibus-taxis Management of traffic, parking and Special minibus-taxis will be organised to spectators is handled effectively on a regular link key tourist areas like hotels, guest basis through an approved Transport houses, the V&A Waterfront and hospitality Management Plan.

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7.4.4 Upgrading of Access to Newlands Stadium

A number of upgrading schemes are either underway or will be implemented before the FIFA 2010 World Cup, thus further improving accessibility from its current highly satisfactory state.

Local upgrading: § Newlands Railway Station § Claremont CBD Relief Road Scheme, Metropolitan upgrading § Cape Town Railway Station upgrade § Major public transport improvements, including new rolling stock, station and public transport interchange upgrading, etc. § Completion of the R300 freeway

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8. PORT ELIZABETH

Figure 8.1: The City of Port Elizabeth

8.1 Commentary on the has a well-developed freeway system, Transport Situation supplemented by a comprehensive arterial road system. The three municipalities of Port Elizabeth, Despatch and Uitenhage together form the Port Elizabeth is served by rail with daily Nelson Mandela Met ropolitan Municipality. connections to other towns in the region. In In this report for ease of reference of the addition, intercity bus services link it to major international readers, this municipality will be cities within South Africa. An extensive referred to as Port Elizabeth. The Public Transport System, consisting of bus, metropolitan area covers some 730 square minibus-taxis and metered -taxi services, kilometres and has a metropolitan transport more than half of all passengers in population of 1.5 million people. the metropolitan area. The results of passenger surveys indicate that nearly two- Port Elizabeth airport connects the city to thirds (63,4%) of public transport trips are destinations within South Africa through made by minibus-taxi, with bus services run frequent domestic flights. It is located to the by Algoa Bus Company having captured south of the city centre, within 10-15 minutes approximately a third (33%) of the market travel time from the accommodation centres. share. Only 3,8% of commuters make use of trains. Port Elizabeth is serve d by the National Road (N2) which connects it to major cities During the past decade, since the Interim such as Cape Town and Durban. The city Transport Plan was prepared, there have

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been significant social, political and § Accommodation in Summerstrand and economic developments in South Africa, Humewood to the stadium in 10 to 15 many of which affect transportation planning minutes in the metropolitan areas. In the light of § Port Elizabeth Bus Stati on and Railway these developments, transport goals, Station to the stadium in 15 to 20 objectives and policies have been updated. minutes § North-western suburbs of Bloemendal The revised and updated goals, objectives and Bethelsdorp to the stadium in 15 to and policy statements for the Port Elizabeth 20 minutes. Transport Plan are as follows:

§ To develop a land use structure plan that 8.2.2 Capacity Upgrade Prioritisation minimises the need for travel. Within the framework of the Interim § To provide an arterial road system and Transport Plan for Port Elizabeth a public transport system to make all parts of the metropolitan area accessible. prioritisation programme is in place to ensure that planning for the future is well § To enhance the viability of all business managed. activity centres by transportation

improvements and traffic management systems. 8.2.3 Traffic Management Systems, Incident Detection and Response § To make provision for public transport

modes that serve passengers’ different travel needs. To improve traffic flow and reduce delays to commuters, the Port Elizabeth Municipality has installed modern, state-of the-art signal- 8.2 Road Network Review control equipment. Sixty-eight controllers in the city now operate under SCOOT (split 8.2.1 Metropolitan Road Network cycle offset optimising technique), with a total of 131 under Urban Traffic Control Port Elizabeth maintains 2 000 km of roads System (UTC) control. SCOOT for traffic throughout the city at an annual cos t of signals has been proved internationally to some R12 – 15 million per year. reduce traffic delays, journey times and fuel consumption by as much as 20%. Figure 8.2 shows existing roads of metropolitan significance in the Port Since Port Elizabeth became a unified city, Elizabeth area. The peak hour level of the Traffic and Licensing Services service on all these roads has been Department has focused on addressing the determined from a traffic volume to capacity serious lack of traffic safet y measures in the analysis and is indicated by different colours. previously disadvantaged areas, some of which never had the benefit of a traffic Typically one can travel from: control function.

§ Uitenhage and Despatch to the stadium in 30 to 40 minutes § The Airport to the stadium in 5 minutes

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Figure 8.2: Location Map of Port Elizabeth

The Traffic Management Plan (TMP) for the moved to undeveloped areas, ensuring that City is based on a holistic approach to all communities have access to emergency create a safe and secure traffic environment services. for all road users by involving all the role- players and using the latest scientific A computerised mapping system for the methods. entire Port Elizabeth area was installed in the Department’s Control Centre to shorten The Department’s Information Technology response time to emergency incidents. This Division services a total of eleven system can also be used in conjunction with emergency callpoints. These callpoints are the GPS satellite tracking system, which located in areas with insufficient would greatly assist in the effective communication infrastructures. They employment and control of emergency operate on the Department’s radio frequency vehicles at emergency incidents. and are used to summon various emergency services via the Fire and Emergency Services Control Centre. The units are portable, and, as areas develop, they can be

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8.3 Public Transport Review capacity of four trains in one direction. Although it does not link directly to the The main providers of public transport stadium, the system will provide useful services in the Port Elizabeth area are: public transport linkages during the FIFA 2010 World Cup. § Rail Service: Metrorail, a business unit of the parastatal company South African During the week the commuter rail service Rail Commuter Corporation (SARCC), operates in the morning and afternoon peak which is responsible for providing all periods with up to nine trains running in the commuter rail services in South Africa. peak direction. Special trains will be § Bus Service : The total bus fleet in the provided during FIFA 2010 World Cup Port Elizabeth area amounts to matches in the city, and connection to the approximately 420 buses. Stadium will be provided by the bus system. § Minibus-taxis: A total of approximately 1800 minibus-taxis operate in the 8.3.2 Bus Operations metropolitan area, providing services on a shared basis. The total number of permits granted to bus § Metered-taxi Service : This is the operators in the Port Elizabeth area amounts traditional hired metered-taxi, which to 420. Only 88 of these permits are for numbers approximately 60 vehicles in independent operators, with the remainder the Port Elizabeth area. being issued to the Algoa Bus Company.

The extent of the Port Elizabeth public The Algoa Bus Company is the only transport network (minibus-taxi, bus and subsidised operator in the Port Elizabeth train) is indicated in Table 8.1 below. area. The Algoa Bus company has Wayfarer ticket issuing machines on its Table 8.1: Public Transport Network buses from which detailed passenger boarding information can be obtained. The NETWORK TYPE LENGTH (km) results of the Wayfarer analysis and on- Minibus-taxi route only 108 board surveys indicate that the Algoa Bus Bus route only 215 Company transports approximately 65 000 Shared bus and minibus-taxi 415 passengers per day during the 1 500 trips route that are operated. Slightly more passengers Rail line 33 are transported during the morning period Total 771 than in the afternoon.

8.3.1 Metropolitan Rail Network: 8.3.3 Minibus-Taxis Overview There are nine recognised minibus-taxi There is a double rail line between Port associations based in the metropolitan area. Elizabeth Central and Swartkops Station, The 50 formal and informal mini bus-taxi allowing for a uni-directional peak hour line ranks in the Port Elizabeth area serve a total capacity of 18 trains along this section. From of 263 routes (destinations) with minibus- Swartkops to Uitenhage and Aloes, the taxis conveying approximately 125 000 single rail line allows for a peak hour

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passengers a day in over 1 800 licensed minibus -taxis. 8.3.4 Metered -taxi Service The Core City has, over the past five years, made a concerted effort to upgrade public The metered-taxi service, with a total fleet of transport facilities in the Port Elizabeth area, 60 vehicles, operates mainly on a booking / especially in the previously disadvantaged call-out basis. The main holding areas are areas where these communities rely on at the City Hall in Govan Mbeki Avenue and public transport as their only means of at Port Elizabeth Airport. mobility. More than R20 m per annum has been spent on upgrading facilities to an 8.4 Key Transport Issues acceptable standard. relating to the FIFA 2010 World Cup

This section of the report describes the key access routes to the new Telkom Park Football Stadium, which will be used to host the FIFA 2010 World Cup. The Port Elizabeth Orientation Map shows the principal routes and transport interchanges in relation to the stadium.

Figure 8.3: Telkom Park Stadium – Port ELizabeth

Table 8.2: Time distance matrix

Key: min = minutes km = kilometres mi = miles

Telcom Park Stadium 10 min Port Elizabeth 3 km 2 mi Airport 5 min 15 min Summerstrand 3 km 2 mi 5 km 3 mi (Main hotels) 15 min 15 min 15 min City Centre (inc. 5 km 3 mi 5 km 3 mi 5 km 3 mi Rail & Bus Station)

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8.4.1 World Cup Family § From the north-western suburbs via Stanford Road, Harrower Road, Settlers

Way, Humewood Road, Beach Road The Soccer World Cup family will travel and La Roche Drive. along secured routes by coach from their accommodation at Humewood along Marine § From the Western Suburbs via Cape and La Roche Drives and proceed directly to Road, Settlers Way, Humewood Road, Beach Road and La Roche Drive. VIP coach parking at the stadium.

8.4.2 FIFA 2010 World Cup Spectators From the south-western suburbs via Buffelsfontein Road, Heugh Road, Third The regional spectators will primarily use Avenue, Walmer, Alister Miller Drive and La coaches and public transport and local Roche Drive. spectators will use a combination of public and private transport. The use of public Coaches will be provided with dedicated transport will be strongly recommended and parking in close proximity of the stadium at for this purpose special train, bus and the corner of Strandfontein and La Roche minibus -taxi services will be arranged. Drives.

The venue, Telkom Park Stadium, is 8.4.5 Minibus-taxis serviced by both bus and minibus -taxi routes. In addition, Uitenhage and Despatch Special minibus -taxis will be organised to are connected by rail to the Port Elizabeth link key tourist areas like hotels/guest station where bus and minibus-taxi services houses in the Summerstrand and are available. Humewood area as well as hospitality centres in Walmer to the Telkom Park 8.4.3 Trains Stadium. They will be ranked on the corner of Marine and La Roche Drives. Special trains will be run. Port Elizabeth station will be linked to the Stadium with a 8.4.6 Cars special bus service. To encourage spectators to “park-and -ride” special parking areas will A number of strategically located parking be provided at major stations on big match areas will be provided for private and hired days. cars. In addition, shuttle bus/minibus-taxi services will operate between more remote 8.4.4 Buses and Coaches parking areas and the Stadium. Unlimited parking is available within walking distance Independent coach operators and the Algoa of the stadium and the “B field” at Telkom Bus Company will provide shuttle services Park will be opened to prepaid permit along the following access routes at 10 holders. minute intervals.

§ From the northern suburbs via Settlers Way, Humewood Road, Beach Road and La Roche Drive.

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8.4.7 Traffic Management and Security 8.4.8 Current Ability to Host Capacity Crowds The traffic department will be deploying a considerable number of traffic officers to The existing Telkom Park Stadium hosts control traffic flows and parking. Special major football and rugby matches and is also access information sheets will be produced to used as a venue for pop concerts. A assist spectators in planning their journeys. number of 1995 Rugby World Cup matches were successfully staged at this venue. The new football stadium will be planned and constructed to international standards with the necessary transportation access / support infrastructure.

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9. KIMBERLEY 9.2.2 Stadium Access Issues

Accessibility to the stadium will be excellent 9.1 General and Town with the stadium being located very close to Information the town centre. Kimberley is served by an

extensive minibus -taxi service and bus Kimberley is located in the Northern Cape service. Road access to the stadium is also and is very close to the bor der with the Free excellent. Ample parking is available in the State. The town serves as the administrative vicinity of the venue. capital of the Northern Cape. The N12 national highway runs through Kimberley and due to its central location, it is served by 9.3 Transport Situation a number of other regional roads. The N12 The Sol Plaatjies Municipality embarked on provides and alternative to the N1 between a travel demand survey in 1998 to determine Johannesburg and Cape Town. The N8 the extent of private and public transport national road between Kimberley and usage within Kimberley. The results showed Bloemfontein also increases the general that the majority of residents use private accessibility of Kimberley. transport (48%), walking (27%) and public

transport (18%). It is, however, expected The diamond-mining heritage has made that public transport will play a major role in Kimberly on of the best known cities in the the transportation of people attending word. The town has a population of nearly matches scheduled in Kimberley. 200 000 permanent residents and has a well developed business district and road and Traffic information for both the rural road infrastructure. network and the urban road network showed

that Kimberley does not experience the Kimberley is located centrally in South Africa same daily congestions problems as seen in and is therefore well served by the national other cities within South Africa. In general, rail network and luxury bus services. the travel from any part of Kimberley to the

CBD is limited to not longer than 15 minutes, 9.2 The Stadium at Kimberley therefore making it highly accessible.

9.2.1 Stadium Characteristics 9.4 Traffic Management Systems in Place, Incident The Kimberley Stadium is planned close to the town centre. The planned stadium will Detection and Response have a seating capacity of 26 000. The The National Roads Agency was proposed stadium is in an advanced stage of responsible for the establishment of an planning. The town also has a large number Incident Management System on the N8 of sports facilities and clubs like soccer and national route. The establishment of this rugby stadiums, a golf course and swimming Incident Management System resulted in the pools. provision of a sophisticated and highly

effective incident and emergency response

system which involves all emergency service departments including the:

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§ Sol Plaatjie Municipal Fire Department § South African Police Services § Municipal and Provincial Traffic Departments § Provincial and Private Ambulance Service.

Figure 9.1: Kimberley Orientation Map

Table 9.1: Time distance matrix

Key: min = minutes Kimberley Stadium km = kilometres mi = miles 9 min Kimberley Town Centre 6 km 4 mi 16 min 8 min KIA Airport 11km 7 mi 5 km 3 mi 6 hr 49 min 6 hr 42 min 6 hr 47 min JIA 482 km 300 mi 472 km 293 mi 477 km 297 mi

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10. NELSPRUIT The seated capacity of the stadium will be approximately 60 000. The stadium is in a very advanced stage of planning and 10.1 General Transport Network construction is scheduled to commence Information soon.

Mpumalanga Province is located immediately east of Gauteng. The two 10.2.2 Transport / Stadium Access Issues provinces are well linked by road, air and rail transport. The main highway linking the two Accessibility to the stadium will be excellent provinces is the N4 Toll Road. Nelspruit, the with the stadium being located adjacent to capital of Mpumalanga is located the main route between Nelspruit and approximately 350 km east of Johannesburg Witrivier and very close to the road running and Pretoria. between Sabie and Nelspruit. A direct rail link between the site for the stadium and the The Kruger Mpumalanga International main railways station in Nelspruit is also fully Airport airport serves the Nelspuit and operational and can easily be operated to Witrivier area as well as the ever-increasing suit the needs of visitor to the venues. Large number of tourists and holidaymakers leisure and entertainment facilities are within choosing the Kruger National Park and easy walking distance. surrounding game farms as destinations. The airport is located approximately 25km Nelspruit is served by an extensive bus and north-east of Nelspruit. The road linking minibus-taxi service. In Nelspruit alone, Nelspruit with the airport is currently part of a more than 150 buses provide transport not multi-million Rand, province-wide upgrading only to local residents but also to the ever project. increasing number of tourist. Recent studies showed that the existing road network with Nelspruit is served by rail with a daily rail minimal changes can easily serve the new service to and from Johannesburg. This stadium in Nelspruit. The minibus-taxi route also continues on to Maputo in industry also provides services connecting Mozambique. In addition, regular inter-city the city with rural areas, and the townships bus services are operated between Gauteng of Msogabwa and Kamugugu. and Nelspruit.

10.2 The Stadium at Nelspruit

10.2.1 Stadium Characteristics

The proposed stadium for Nelspruit will be located approximately 5 kilometres north of the city centre. The stadium is located on the main route between Nelspruit and Witrivier, near major entertainment facilities and shopping areas.

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Figure 10.1: Nelspruit Orientation Map

Table 10.1: Time distance matrix

Key: min = minutes Nelspruit Stadium km = kilometres mi = miles 8 min Nelspruit Town Centre 5 km 3 mi 35 min 30 min KMIA Airport 27 km 17 mi 22 km

4 hr 51 min 4 hr 43 min 4 hr 26 min JIA 362 km 225 mi 355 km 222 mi 333 km 207 mi

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