Subcouncil 16

City Bowl, Atlantic Seaboard, Woodstock and Pinelands

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🟡 Happening now 3

Electricity Unplanned Open

⚡ Unplanned Maintenance - Main Circuit Board Tripping in Observatory
📍 Lower Main Rd & Surrounding areas
⏰ Nov 7, 2026, 11:19 AM
Electricity supply affected due to MCB tripping. Our team is working to resolve the issue.
For more info, contact the City on 0860 103 089

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Electricity Unplanned Open

⚠️ Unplanned Maintenance - Low Voltage in Woodstock
📍 Kent Str
⏰ Nov 6, 2:22 PM
Low voltage maintenance affecting specific area. We are working to restore power as soon as possible.
For more info, contact the City on 0860 103 089

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Roads & Stormwater Unplanned Crew on Site

🚧 Temporary Road Closure - Kloof Road
📍 Between Kloof Nek Road and Round House Road
⏰ Sep 23, 2023
Due to storm damage, the road is temporarily closed. A crew is on-site to assess and undertake necessary repairs.
For more info, contact the City on 0860 103 089

Affected: Kloof Road between Kloof Nek Road and Round House Road

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📅 Coming up 4

Water & Sanitation Planned Open

Infrastructure water mains maintenance

Affected area

Parts of Bantry Bay The City will temporarily shut off the water supply to Rochester Road, Bantry Bay Road, and possibly surrounding roads in Bantry Bay, on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, from 09:00 until 18:00. This will allow the maintenance team to carry out a water connection to the water supply infrastructure in Rochester Road, Camps Bay. The affected areas will experience no water during this period. Consumers are encouraged to store water in advance in clean, sealed containers for domestic use.

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Water & Sanitation Planned Open

🚰 Planned Water Outage in Cape Town CBD
📍 Buitengracht St (between Military Rd & Leeuwen St)
⏰ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 | 09:00 – 18:30

Regular meter maintenance will cause no water. Please store water in advance.
For more info, contact the City on 0860 103 089

Affected area

Parts of Cape Town CBD The City will temporarily shut off the water supply to Buitengracht Street and possibly surrounding areas in the Cape Town CBD, on Wednesday, 11 November 2026, from 09:00 until 18:30. This will allow the maintenance team to carry out a new water meter connection on the water main in Buitengracht Street, between Military Road and Leeuwen Street. The affected areas will experience no water during this period. Consumers are encouraged to store water in advance in clean, sealed containers for domestic use.

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Water & Sanitation Planned Open

🔧 Planned Maintenance Alert - Zero Pressure Tests in Tamboerskloof and Gardens
📍 Tamboerskloof and Gardens
⏰ Nov 11, 9 AM - 4 PM
Low or no water pressure expected. Normal pressure should resume post-testing.
For further issues, contact the City at 0860 103 089

Affected area

Zero-pressure tests (ZPT) and conditional assessments will be done on the water supply network, resulting in water supply disruptions in the following areas: • Wednesday, 11 November 2026, 09:00 to 16:00: Tamboerskloof and Gardens

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Water & Sanitation Planned Open

🔧 Planned Maintenance Alert - Zero Pressure Tests in Tamboerskloof and Gardens
📍 Tamboerskloof, Gardens
⏰ Nov 12, 9 AM - 4 PM
Households may experience low water pressure or no water during the testing period.

Affected area

Zero-pressure tests (ZPT) and conditional assessments will be done on the water supply network, resulting in water supply disruptions in the following areas: • Thursday, 12 November 2026, 09:00 to 16:00: Tamboerskloof and Gardens

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🚧 Ongoing planned works 10

Roads & Stormwater Planned Open

🚧 Planned Road Maintenance in Thornton
📍 Tamarix Rd, Pittosporum Ave, Redgum Ave, Poplar Ave, Pieke Way, Plane Ave & Forest Dr Ext
⏰ Oct 13, 7am - Nov 30, 5pm
Expect delays due to asphalt resurfacing.
For more info, contact the City on 0860 103 089

Affected: Thornton along Tamarix Road, Pittosporum Avenue, Redgum Avenue, Poplar Avenue, Pieke Way, Plane Avenue and Forest Drive Extension.

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Roads & Stormwater Planned Open

🚧 Road Maintenance Alert - Asphalt Resurfacing in Epping Industria 1
📍 Gunners Circle and Fisher Avenue
⏰ Oct 13, 7 AM - Nov 30, 5 PM
Expect delays. Please plan your journey accordingly.
For more info, contact the City on 0860 103 089

Affected: Epping Industria along Gunners Circle and Fisher Avenue

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Roads & Stormwater Planned Open

🚧 Planned Road Maintenance in Paarden Eiland - Resurfacing of Roads
📍 Marine Drive, north of the Salt River Bridge
⏰ Oct 12, 9 AM - Dec 11, 3:30 PM
Expect delays. The work includes verge maintenance and road-edge improvements.
For more info, contact the City on 0860 103 089

Affected: Roadworks in Paarden Eiland along Marine Drive, north of the Salt River Bridge. The work will include verge maintenance and road-edge improvements.

Also affects: Subcouncil 3

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Roads & Stormwater Planned Open

🚧 Road Maintenance Alert - Resurfacing of roads in Camps Bay 📍
⏰ Oct 5, 8 AM - Nov 19, 6 PM
Expect delays along Victoria Road from Geneva Drive to Kloof Road.
For more info, contact the City on 0860 103 089

Affected: Camps Bay along Victoria Road from Geneva Drive to Kloof Road.

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Water & Sanitation Planned Open

🔧 Planned Maintenance Alert - Valve Maintenance in Woodstock
⏰ Oct 5, 2026 - Apr 30, 2027
Water supply may be intermittently affected. Store water accordingly. For more info, contact the City on 0860 103 089

Affected area

Ravenscraig Road, Woodlands Road, Pine Road, Queens Road, Beyers Road, Warwick Street, Salmon Street, Coventry Road, Duke Road, Park Road, High Street, and possibly surrounding streets in Woodstock

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Roads & Stormwater Planned Open

🚧 Road Maintenance Alert - Asphalt Resurfacing in Paarden Eiland
📍 Multiple Streets
⏰ Oct 1, 7 AM - Dec 24, 5 PM
Expect delays. For info, call 0860 103 089

Affected area

Paarden Eiland along Bermuda Street, Calcutta Street, Section Road, Cumberland Road, Marine Drive, Industry Road, Nereide Street, Hermes Street, Paarden Eiland Road and Neptune Street.

Also affects: Subcouncil 3

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Roads & Stormwater Planned Open

🚧 Planned Road Resurfacing 🚧
📍Maitland
⏰Oct 1, 7am - Dec 24, 5pm
Expect delays due to asphalt resurfacing. Please plan your travel accordingly.

Affected area

Maitland along Alexandra Road, Coronation Road, Morningside Road, Beach Road, Royal Road, 3rd Avenue, 5th Avenue, Rusper Street, 11th Avenue and 12th Avenue.

Also affects: Subcouncil 3

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Roads & Stormwater Planned Open

🚧 Road Markings in Cape Town City Centre
📍 Various roads
⏰ Sep 28, 9am - Nov 16, 3pm
Road markings being applied. Please exercise caution and anticipate possible delays.
For more info, contact the City on 0860 103 089

Affected: Various roads.

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Roads & Stormwater Planned Open

🚧 Road Maintenance Alert - Rehabilitation of roads in Bo-Kaap
📍 Military Road
⏰ Sep 25, 8 AM - Dec 31, 5 PM
Expect delays due to planned road maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
For more info, contact the City on 0860 103 089

Affected: Military Road in Bo-Kaap

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Roads & Stormwater Planned Open

🚧 Road Rehabilitation - Planned Maintenance
📍 Firdale Avenue in Gardens
⏰ Sep 25, 8 AM - Dec 31, 5 PM
Expect delays due to ongoing road rehabilitation and resurfacing works. Please plan your routes accordingly.
For more info, contact the City on 0860 103 089

Affected: Firdale Avenue in Gardens

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Map and ward councillors

The 2026 wards that fall in this subcouncil. A ward that straddles a boundary is listed on both subcouncils' pages.

Ward	Councillor-elect
Ward 53	Bryan Ivor James Banfield Democratic Alliance
Ward 54	Nicola Jowell Democratic Alliance
Ward 57 35% here	Bovain Alasdair James Macnab Democratic Alliance
Ward 77	Francine Higham Democratic Alliance
Ward 92	Yusuf Mohamed Democratic Alliance
Ward 115	Ian Patrick Mc Mahon Democratic Alliance

Councillors-elect are from the IEC's count of the 4 November 2026 election, via Electai; the result has not yet been declared. They take office once the new Council is sworn in; contact details follow from the City then.

Subcouncil office

11th Floor, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town, 8000

021 487 2079 · Subcouncil.16@capetown.gov.za

Areas covered

Epping, Pinelands, Thornton, Maitland, Mowbray, Sea Point, Fresnaye, Bantry Bay, Clifton, Robben Island, Three Anchor Bay, Oudekraal, Foreshore, District Six, Observatory, Woodstock, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town City Centre, Gardens, Tamboerskloof, Vredehoek, Green Point, Salt River.

The City dissolved its subcouncils ahead of the 4 November 2026 election. This is the structure in force until the new Council decides otherwise.