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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 Transport Technical Report – July 2003 Contents PART B FIFA 2010 World Cup 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 Transport Technical Report – July 2003 Contents PART B FIFA 2010 World Cup 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____________________________________________