Milnerton to City BRT Bus Way - Public Participation
Public Participation Process
Proposed Public Transport Route and Bicycle Way
DEADP Ref No: E12/2/3/1-A2/75-0422/08
Notice is hereby given of a public participation process being undertaken in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment
Regulations (GN Nos R385, R386 and R387 of 21 April 2006, promulgated under the National Environmental Management Act 107 of
1998 as amended).
The proposed Public Transport Route and Bicycle Way is part of the City of Cape Town’s Public Transport Implementation
Programme, which promotes the provision of an Integrated Rapid Public Transport Network for the City of Cape Town. The objective
of the project is to provide a bus rapid transit (BRT) system between the Cape Town CBD and Milnerton.
The project involves the construction of a dedicated two lane busway (road way for buses only), between Cape Town Railway Station
and the R27 (Marine Drive)/ Boundary Road intersection, via Old Marine Drive, the Culemborg (PAX) Site, under the N1 Freeway
using the existing rail underpass east of the N1 Freeway/Marine Drive Interchange, the disused Paarden Eiland Rail Spur, Milner
Road and the R27 (Marine Drive).
The proposed Public Transport Route and Bicycle Way involves the following listed activities promulgated in terms of the
Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations:
• GN No R386 4: The dredging, excavation, infilling, removal or moving of soil, sand or rock exceeding 5 cubic metres from a river,
tidal lagoon, tidal river, lake, in-stream dam, floodplain or wetland.
• GN No R386 15: The construction of a road that is wider than 4 metres or that has a reserve wider than 6 metres, excluding roads
that fall within the ambit of another listed activity or which are access roads of less than 30 metres long.
deVilliers Brownlie Associates has been appointed by the City of Cape Town as the environmental assessment practitioner for this
project as required in terms of GN No R385, and have will be submitting an application for authorisation to the Department of
Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEADP) in due course.
Register of Interested and Affected Parties:
Should you wish to register as an interested and affected party, you are directed to submit your name and full contact details (postal
and email addresses, and telephone number) in writing to deVilliers Brownlie Associates for the attention of Louis de Villiers.
Publication of Draft Basic Assessment Report for Comment:
The application for environmental authorisation and Draft Basic Assessment Report have been published for comment, and are
available for public review at the following venues:
• Brooklyn Public Library (Koeberg Road, telephone 021-5115489)
• Woodstock Public Library (c/o Clyde and Aberdeen Streets, telephone 021-4486427)
Additionally, the Draft Basic Assessment Report can be downloaded from
http://dbass.biz.
Invitation to Comment:
Should you wish to comment on, or raise any concerns about, the proposed Public Transport Route and Bicycle Way, you are
directed to submit your comment in writing to deVilliers Brownlie Associates for the attention of Louis de Villiers.
The closing date for registration as an interested and affected party and for comment on the proposed Public Transport Route and
Bicycle Way is 25 August 2008.