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The Cape Town Stadium has been completed on schedule. The total cost was R4.5 billion. Concept designers were GMP Architekten from Germany, while detail design was done by Louis Karol and Associates and Point Architects. The main building contractors were Murray and Roberts and WBHO, two of South Africa’s largest construction companies. To take a tour of the Cape Town Stadium visitors are encouraged to make a booking by calling Tharwat Ismail on 021-4307346 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Green Point was host to the greatest sporting event in the world, the 2010 Soccer World Cup. On match days, thousands of people walked from the city centre to the stadium, dressed in the colours of the countries they supported, waving flags and blowing vuvuzelas. Restaurants were crowded where supporters viewed the game on large screens. The festivities continued late into the night. A big thanks to SAPS and the Cleansing Department for a safe and clean enviroment and to all Capetonians and visitors for contributing to a wonderful and successful tournament. Join in and contribute to the Gallery with photographs you have taken of the events or post comments to the Guest Book. Recycling along the Atlantic Seaboard For several years Cllr Smith has been trying to get recycling projects going along the Atlantic Seaboard. While there were several privately run initiatives, the City was not formally driving a process until a pilot Waste Minimisation project was formally launched in 2006. Cllr Smith even went so far as to canvass five blocks of flats in Green Point himself to get the pilot study started. New Road for Green Point The construction of the Granger Bay Boulevard between Main Road and Beach Road is now open. The entire traffic circle at the intersection with Western Boulevard has been reconstructed to facilitate pedestrian access to and from the adjacent new stadium. “Although this project has long been part of the City’s Transport Plan, its implementation has been expedited by the advent of the FIFA 2010 World Cup tournament,” says the City’s Director: Roads and Stormwater, Henry du Plessis. “It is just one more example of how the tournament is providing a catalyst for accelerated development that will, in general, benefit Capetonians as a whole but, in this specific instance, the residents of Green Point and Sea Point in particular." |

The Cape Town Stadium has been completed on schedule. The total cost was R4.5 billion. 