Current Road Status

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 Remains Closed

Wednesday, 04 March 2015 02:00

Chapman's Peak Drive will remain closed until further notice following the devastating Cape Fires that are ravaging the Cape Peninsula. 

Once the fires have been completely extinguised, an assessor will be sent in to check the drive for safety.  Parts of the catchment fencing was in flames and with a large section of vegetation that has been burnt, there is a strong likelihood of rock instability.

Until the assessment has been completed, we are unable to give any indication of when the drive will be re-opened.  We ARE aware of the Cape Town Cycle Tour which is scheduled for Sunday 8 March 2015 and we are in communication with the organisers. As mentioned previously, we are unable to give a time frame for re-opening the drive, until all safety precautions have been met. 

Let's all hope for a speedy end to this blaze.