This map indicates how the bus routes will be affected by the wheelchair challenge.
Delays and deviations to GO GEORGE routes are to be expected on Saturday 21 February 2026 when the annual OCC Wheelchair Challenge takes place in George.
The OCC routing requires that a section of Union Street, between Meade and York Streets, be closed off to traffic for a part of the day. The inside lanes of York Street and Courtenay Street will also be closed off. This will affect most of the GO GEORGE routes, with delays expected throughout the system between 06:30 to 13:00 and rerouting implemented on several main routes as follows:
Routes 13 City Loop, 18 Parkdene – Blanco and 18A Thembalethu – Blanco
Route 13 Forward will follow the normal route from the CBD until it reaches the corner of Union and Meade Streets. Here, it will turn right onto Meade Street, left onto Palgrave Street, left onto York Street and right onto Plattner Boulevard to continue with normal routing.
Route 13 Reverse will follow normal routing from CBD until it reaches the corner of Plattner Boulevard and York Street. Here, it will turn left onto York Street, right onto Palgrave Street, right onto Meade Street and left onto Union Street to continue with normal routing back to the CBD.
Routes 18 and 18A will follow the normal route from Parkdene and Thembalethu respectively until it reaches Meade Street. Here, it will turn right, then left onto Palgrave Street, left onto York Street and right onto Plattner Boulevard to continue with normal routing. The reverse from Blanco will apply.
It is anticipated that these routes will be affected from 05:00 until 13:30.
Route 9 Industrial Loop
No rerouting will be implemented on this route, however, all 10 trips between 06:00 and 12:00, both forward and reverse, will operate in a forward direction .
Route 10 Thembalethu – Industria
Route 10 Forward will operate as a Route 10 Reverse from 05:35 to 11:05. During this time, the route will be diverted from Union Street turning right onto Meade Street, left onto Palgrave Street and left onto York Street to continue with normal routing.
The 12:05 trip on Route 10 Forward will operate as normal but will need to be diverted from York Street, turning right onto Palgrave Street instead of Union Street, right onto Meade Street and left onto Union Street.
Delays on other routes
The inside lanes in both directions of York Street and Courtenay Street will be closed off to traffic from 05:00 until 12:00. No rerouting will be implemented on these roads, however, delays can be expected between 05:00 and 12:00 on all routes from Pacaltsdorp to the CBD, as well as routes 7 (CBD – Garden Route Mall), 24 (CBD – Loerie Park – Mall) and 56 (Denneoord – CBD) which all use these roads.
For help with trip planning during the race, passengers are welcome to phone the GO GEORGE Call Centre on 0800 044 044.