Despite the flak it received from GOOD, the Cape Town Marathon was a runaway success.
Tensions have intensified between the GOOD party and the City of Cape Town over the recent road closures for the Cape Town Marathon. GOOD claims that the closures prevented residents from reaching their workplaces, leading to lost wages.
The very successful Cape Town Marathon shut down major routes through the CBD, Atlantic Seaboard and southern suburbs on race day.
The World Athletics Gold Label event brings thousands of runners to the city each year, but the road closures needed to run it have drawn complaints from residents, according to GOOD councillor Roscoe Palm.
Along the Atlantic Seaboard, the affected routes included Helen Suzman Boulevard, Beach Road in Sea Point and Mouille Point, and Granger Bay Boulevard.
