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negotiating, and so this landmark was lost forever. At intervals cantilevered seating
bays were introduced in the promenade overlooking the bay. The promenade parapet

was made especially strong to withstand traffic impacts and consisted of precast panels
that were transported to the site and then set in place.

Access across the rail line was provided by a subway at Woolley’s Pool and a
footbridge was to give access to Clovelly Beach. Instead of an ugly SAR wood and iron

structure it was agreed to build a more elegant reinforced concrete structure. At about
this point, at the descent down The Trappies, the concrete parapet ended and tubular

railings of the kind seen from Muizenberg southwards were installed.

Concurrently, local residents were agitating for the construction of a halt / rail station at

The Trappies, but this was not received favourably by the CCC or SAR at the time and
would only be constructed in 1939.

The High Level Road was completed in 1929 and named Boyes Drive. But it was never
continued around Trappies Kop to Clovelly Road in the vicinity of the quarry as had

been intended.

Fish Hoek Main Road was taken across the Silvermine River on a new bridge in 1932
and also rerouted inland from its old alignment along Beach Road to its present position

where it meets the Kommetjie – Simon’s Town road at the traffic circle. Improvements

to the Simon’s Town road waited until well into the 1950s and 60s. (Figs. 2.50 – 2.59).