Cape Town – City of Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille will on Monday officially open an exhibition of proposals for the Foreshore freeway precinct.
This follows a call to the private sector to submit proposals to unlock the potential of the unfinished bridges on the foreshore, the city said in a statement. In June last year, De Lille made a call for proposals in this regard, asking the private sector to submit ideas for the development of the precinct. These ideas could form the basis for a concept for the future of the Foreshore precinct.
"The city will leverage the city-owned land beneath the unfinished bridges for development, and part of the conditions for the development proposals are that they must alleviate congestion and provide affordable, inclusive housing in the city centre."
The response to the city's call for proposals was overwhelmingly positive with great enthusiasm from the private sector. The city extended the deadline for submission of proposals to February 9.
"We have received six proposals which will be exhibited at the Civic Centre for the public to view."
The display would be located on the second floor in the podium block of the Civic Centre and would be open for viewing from March 6 to 11 and from March 13 to 21 between 8.30am and 4pm.
On Sunday March 19, the MyCiTi service will be free of charge for the public to use to visit the exhibition, the city said.