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Engineering Chapman's Peak Drive

Sir Frederic De Waal, first administrator of the Cape, ordered the construction of the Hout Bay- Noordhoek Road in the early 1900s. Despite the steep unstable cliffs and ravines, the road was cleverly planned with the road surface based on the solid and conveniently located 540 million year old Cape Granite, while the many roadside cuttings were carved out of the more workable Graafwater Formation (Table Mountain Group) sandstones and mudstones, which are about 490 million years old.

Chapman's Peak Drive is Open

Monday, 16 March 2015 02:00

Chapman's  Peak Drive has re-opened after the fires that ravaged Cape Town's southern peninsula in the first week of March 2015.  

The Drive is open with conditions.   Please read the Statement on the opening of Chapman's Peak Drive by Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works here.

A decision was taken on the 11 March 2015 to restrict access due to the volatile conditions for potential rock falls after the devastating fires.  NO cyclists, runners or pedestrians will be allowed between the Look-Out Point & the Noordhoek Gate due to to the risk of rock falls.

Flagmen will be stationed along points to control the users. "We appeal to all to adhere to these conditions for their own safety"

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About Chapman's Peak Drive

Chapman’s Peak Drive toll road winds its way between Noordhoek and Hout Bay on the Atlantic Coast on the south-western tip of South Africa. Chapman’s Peak Drive is one of the most spectacular marine drives in the world.

Chapman’s Peak Drive is affectionately known as #Chappies.

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