PLETTENBERG BAY MAIN STREET -
UPGRADING FINALLY STARTED!
Some concerns were expressed by locals with regards to the traffic in the main street during the upgrading. Subsequently the following information was released from the office of the Mayor.

Plettenberg Bay's Main Street is to remain open for traffic in both directions throughout the construction of the first phase of the upgrading process. The upgrading will transform Main Street into a more pedestrian friendly and landscaped environment as part of the revitalization of the Plettenberg Bay CBD spearheaded by the Bitou Municipality.
The current contract covers a 200m stretch of road and pedestrian walkways running from the "Dolphin Circle" at Strand Street to the Crescent Street intersection. The contract duration is 30 weeks from June 2006 to February 2007. There is to be a two to three week recess in December.

While two lanes of traffic will be kept open, there will however be no parking available in the project area due to a lack of space. The construction will be carried out in stages. With the first stage involving the completion of the bulk of the works on the Western, or higher, side of the road from the centre line to the adjacent properties. From about October, the works will shift over the Eastern, or lower, side of the road, once again from the centre line to the eastern property boundaries

Photos from the top to the right: 1 & 2 Prins Alfred's Pass, 3 Road to Uniondale, 4 Keurbooms River Slipway, 5 Piesang Valley