page_title: Hospital Bend
section_title: Upgrade
hierarchical_section_title: Hospital Bend / Upgrade
context_page_description: Hospital Bend is a major freeway junction, located to the east of the central business district of Cape Town, South Africa. It is the junction between the N2 national route and the M3 metropolitan expressway. Its unusual design led to notoriety as a traffic bottleneck and a frequent accident location; between March 2008 and early 2010 it underwent major roadworks to address these issues. It takes its name from the fact that it curves around the grounds of Groote Schuur Hospital.
caption: Diagram of Hospital Bend after upgrading.