There have been several complaints from residents regarding sewage outfall from the main line over the Umbogintwini River. Ward 97 councillor, Andre Beetge reports that the leakage is from a damaged section of the 600mm main line near Amanzimtoti Country Club that feeds into the Amanzimtoti Wastewater Works from the larger Prospecton area. The line feeds off the Avenue East, Isipingo Beach, Prospecton Road and pump station opposite Toyota.
“An assessment was made, a tender formulated and a contractor appointed. Repairs will, however, necessitate the entire network below the highway being shut down. This will have far reaching effects that include the deployment of at least 20 tankers to continue pumping out the pumpstations and facilitate waste to the treatment plant.” The wastewater department hopes to commence with the repair next week.
Installation of new water infrastructure – Kingsburgh area
“Despite our late 2019 efforts to inform residents that the installation of new water infrastructure to the larger Kingsburgh area would extend at least three years, continued social media speculation would indicate that this information did not necessarily reach everyone.”
The existing aged water infrastructure, coupled with increased demand in the larger Kingsburgh area, needs replacement and increased capacity. “New infrastructure is laid alongside existing infrastructure to the point where it is cross coupled. This often necessitates re-escavating and as such, some trenches are initially either only back-filled or temporary covered to the point where it reaches finality.
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This includes sidewalks, where new couplings could be required or testing needs to be completed. Likewise where old or dated sidewalks are uplifted these are replaced using updated methods or materials that are more readily available.
“Covid-19 has had an adverse negative effect on timelines, as not only did it push production back by several months, but in some instances suppliers have even closed down, thus necessitating alternative supply or utilising supplies already procured for a specific project to be reprioritised to another emergency situation.
The same areas are now also earmarked for the installation of fibre optic cable, which may compromise infrastructure with further delays. We request residents refrain from interfering with these projects or contractors, while at the same time exercising patience during what appears will still be a full three year period of construction.”
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