City of Cape Town officials are hopeful that the strike by construction workers at the 2010 soccer stadium in Green Point will soon be over.

All work stopped at the site last Wednesday when about 1000 workers employed by contractors Murray & Roberts and WBHO went on strike over a travel allowance.

The council's director 2010: technical, Dave Hugo, told Sapa on Tuesday the city was awaiting the outcome of a midday meeting between the contractors and union representatives over a shuttle service for workers.

A new drop-off and pick-up point close to Cape Town station had been proposed, and he was hopeful this would prove acceptable to workers.

"We've had no feedback as yet, but expect to do so during the afternoon," Hugo said.

It is understood that if the contractors provide a shuttle service for workers -- the site is about 2km from the station -- the travel allowance payment requirement will fall away.

Hugo said the stoppage, now in its fourth working day, was unlikely to set back the completion date for the 68,000-seater stadium.

"We can make the time up, working extra hours and weekends," he said.

The R2,85bn tender for building the World Cup soccer stadium at Green Point was awarded yesterday to a joint venture of Murray & Roberts and WBHO Construction.