Johannesburg relies on 59 water reservoirs to supply its roughly six million residents with water on a daily basis. Image: Unsplash
Water supply disruption in parts of Cape Town from Tuesday, 12 April
There will be a water supply disruption to parts of Cape Town from Tuesday, 12 April until Wednesday, 13 April 2022.
Johannesburg relies on 59 water reservoirs to supply its roughly six million residents with water on a daily basis. Image: Unsplash
The Haasendal, Jacarandas and Jagtershof areas in Cape Town will be without water from Tuesday 12 April until Wednesday, 13 April.
The City of Cape Town‘s Water and Sanitation Department will be doing an upgrade of the 450mm diameter water supply pipeline to the areas.
This will involve the installation of a control valve to minimise the impact of future water supply disruptions in these areas.
WATER DISRUPTIONS IN PARTS OF CAPE TOWN
Initially, the project was scheduled for 18 to 19 January 2022 but had to be postponed due to unforeseen circumstances.
There will be disruption of the water supply to the areas mentioned above from 20:00 on Tuesday, 12 April 2022 until 05:00 on Wednesday, 13 April 2022.
“The installation of this control valve will reduce the occurrences of water supply disruptions to a large area in the unfortunate event of a pipe burst or when future water supply network upgrades are done.”
“Careful consideration has been given to the planning of the work to minimise the impact on the residents.”
City of Cape Town
The City of Cape Town also requested residents to store water upfront in clean, sealed containers for domestic use during this period and to keep their taps closed during this period to prevent any water wastage and/or damage when the water supply is restored.
“The City sincerely regrets any inconvenience, but it is imperative that it maintains and upgrades its water supply infrastructure to benefit its consumers.”
BIG PLANS FOR BELLVILLE
This week, the City of Cape Town announced that the second phase of its plan to upgrade Kruskal Avenue, Bellville is underway.
Members of the public were invited to meet with the City’s Urban Planning specialists and provide their input.
Kruskal Avenue is a major pedestrian thoroughfare from the Bellville train station and transport interchange into the central business district and beyond.
The second phase of the project will extend from Cross Street – south of Voortrekker Road – to Bellville Station.
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