R280m Cape Flats bulk sewer upgrade
The City of Cape Town has commenced construction on the second phase of its Cape Flats 3 Bulk Sewer project.
|||Cape Town – The City of Cape Town on Thursday said it had commenced construction on the second phase of its Cape Flats 3 Bulk Sewer project as part of its efforts towards ensuring the system was ready to meet the demands of a growing population.
According to the City’s Water and Sanitation Department the contractor would soon be setting up their site offices in the vicinity of Yusuf Gool Boulevard in Rylands and commencing with the test holes along the proposed pipe route.
Councillor Ernest Sonnenberg, Mayoral Committee Member for Utility Services, said the CF3 was a critical component of the city’s sewer network and served a population of approximately 350 000 residents in the Bonteheuwel, Heideveld, Manenberg, Gugulethu and Nyanga areas.
This project formed part of the City’s Sanitation Master Plan, which comprises infrastructure enhancement of the sewer reticulation system, and would ultimately be completed by the end of 2017 at a total cost of approximately R280 million, he said.
The construction of the second phase of the CF3, and the extra capacity this would provide, would allow the City to periodically decommission other sewer infrastructure in the area for much-needed maintenance and rehabilitation during problems such as blockages.
AECOM was appointed as the consulting engineer and CSV Construction was appointed as the engineering contractor for the project together they established the most viable pipeline route for Phase 2 of the CF3 in consultation with various City departments, stakeholders, and the general public, taking current and future developments within the catchment area into account.
“The second phase of the CF3 will be constructed below ground, with the greater part thereof being situated in close proximity to or within existing roadways,” Sonnenberg said. “The least disruptive route for the local community and motorists passing through the affected areas has been chosen for this construction. In addition, new construction technologies that do not require the digging of trenches are being used to limit the inherent disturbance caused by construction work.
“The City is pleased that the project can now proceed. It will ensure that we have sufficient capacity in our sewer network to limit the impact of blockages. However, I would also like to call upon our residents to refrain from disposing of items into their sinks and toilets that could block up the network. Common causes of blockages are rags and cooking fat/grease. We need the cooperation of residents to ensure that unpleasant surcharges as a result of blockages are minimised,” he added.
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