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Upgrades to the canal will also address the major challenges where litter and pollution from various stormwater channels end up in the Rietvlei. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City has started the upgrade of the canal with the removal of reeds and the widening of the current canal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayco member for water and sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, says he is optimistic about the promising progress being made on the upgrade of the Bayside Canal, from Blaauwberg Road to Rietvlei in Table View, which began in November last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aim of this upgrade is threefold: to increase the capacity of the Bayside canal; to provide naturally-structured treatment facilities which improve the quality of stormwater run-off that flows from the canal into the Rietvlei, and to provide adequate access for systematic maintenance in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is one of the City\u2019s major river and waterways infrastructure upgrade projects currently underway, which forms part of the R131 million investment into projects of this nature in the 2023-\u201924 financial year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scope-of-upgrade\">Scope of upgrade<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The scope of the upgrade includes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lining the side slopes of the canal situated south of Blaauwberg Road; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Providing floating litter booms to remove solid waste from the stormwater;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Constructing parallel primary sedimentation ponds, a secondary treatment channel and reed bed ponds for further treatment to improve the quality of the water; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TO PAGE 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Constructing a bypass channel;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Constructing laydown areas next to the primary ponds and secondary treatment channel, for access for future maintenance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGreat care is being taken to ensure that the upgrade enhances the natural ecosystem of the Rietvlei and surrounds. 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