Cape Town - Protest action in Hout Bay and a burst water main in Rondebosch were among the main causes of traffic problems in Cape Town again on Monday morning.
Police and traffic officers closed the main road in Hout Bay between the Victoria Road circle and Disa Road from early on Monday morning after a taxi blockade and unrest in the area, said traffic spokesman Richard Coleman.
Protesters were burning tyres in the main road opposite the cemetery, and no traffic could use the road safely as a result, Coleman said.
And in Main Road, Rondebosch, a water main burst at about 7pm on Sunday night, breaking a large hole in the road. Municipal workers responded quickly and repaired the pipe and the hole, but the pipe burst again soon after.
On Monday morning the road was closed until about 9am, when repair work had progressed sufficiently for the traffic department to establish a temporary stop and go system, Coleman said.
Cape Argus