{"id":54757,"date":"2022-02-01T06:01:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T04:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/burst-causes-sinkhole-in-lakeside-20220201\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T18:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:50:20","slug":"burst-causes-sinkhole-in-lakeside-20220201","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/burst-causes-sinkhole-in-lakeside-20220201\/","title":{"rendered":"Burst causes sinkhole in Lakeside"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A water pipe burst left an enormous sinkhole in Main Road, Lakeside, on Tuesday 25 January, causing water disruptions and traffic delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The area was temporarily cordoned off while City of Cape Town workers took several hours to replace and repair the original pipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Areas affected included Muizenberg, Lakeside and parts of Kalk Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the water supply was down residents came up with creative ideas on where to shower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glendyr du Preez wrote in a Facebook post that it would probably be wise to shower at the gym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo water . . . Good excuse to go to gym . . . shower there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another resident was concerned after being without water for hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gazelle Swanepoel wrote: \u201cDoes anyone have any idea when the water situation will be sorted (anyone living near the sink hole)? We have been without water for ages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicola Jordan wrote that water supply was affected in Kalk Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSaw that it will effect water supply all the way to Kalk Bay. Hopefully back up by this evening.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosemarie Graham added that there was no water supply in Lincoln Road, Lakeside, while another resident commented that the water in their area was brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It took several hours to restore water after a pipe burst in Main Road, Lakeside.PHOTO: supplied<\/div>\n
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Parts of Main Road was temporarily cordoned off after a water pipe burst causing water disruptions in Lakeside. PHOTO: supplied<\/div>\n
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A water pipe burst causing a sinkhole in Main Road, opposite Lakeside Fire Station on Tuesday 25 January.PHOTO: supplied<\/div>\n
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The City\u2019s Mayco member for water and sanitation Zahid Badroodien said a 300 mm water pipe was shut down in the early hours of Tuesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn the morning of Tuesday 25 January at 04:00 we shut the 300 mm water pipe in the Main Road in Lakeside opposite the fire station due to a pipe burst. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe burst caused a sinkhole in the road, and our operational teams barricaded the affected area and diverted traffic accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that the water supply was restored at 22:00 on Tuesday evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust after the water supply was restored, it emerged that the Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV) feeding the area experienced a fault, and this created high pressures in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis resulted in a consequential burst of a 100 mm diameter pipe in Iron Road in Lakeside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The subsequent pipe burst was repaired at 13:00 on Wednesday,\u201d said Badroodien.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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