Road reinstatements are finally under way after the City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate repaired 12 consecutive sewer collapses in Montague Drive, Milnerton in January 2024. Montague Drive will be reopened to traffic in phases as sections of the roadway are reinstated. The entire project is intended to be completed in just a few weeks - by mid-June 2024.
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The first of the 12 consecutive collapses on Montague Drive in Milnerton occurred in August 2023 at multiple points in the 50-year-old 900mm fibre cement bulk sewer pipeline, which runs underground at a depth of five metres. The City then appointed a contractor to assist with emergency repairs to the sewer, which were completed in January 2024. Road reinstatement was the last phase needed to call the project to a close.
There were numerous delays, among which the need for a specialist road contractor. This was a joint intervention between Road Infrastructure Management Services (RIMS) and Water and Sanitation.
The City aims to ensure that the road is reinstated to RIMS standards and specifications, with works totalling about 780m2.
‘I am pleased that reinstatements have finally started and also earlier than anticipated following the tireless efforts from our team to see the project to its completion. The City budgeted approximately R2,5 million for the reinstatement phase of this major/multiple repair. We share the frustration of the residents and business owners and thank them for their patience during this process. Every effort is being made to open at least one lane in the southbound carriageway as soon as possible. City teams will monitor the progress of the road reinstatements very closely until the work has been completed,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation, Councillor Zahid Badroodien.
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