Environmental activists are giving the City a thumbs up after starting the next portion of the major R470 million Milnerton Bulk Sewer upgrade \u2013 part of which should also combat the Milnerton Lagoon pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is a step in the right direction,\u201d says Mark Cummings who lives a stone\u2019s throw away from the lagoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like many others, he has voiced his concerns about the Milnerton Lagoon pollution for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The City finally broke ground at the Montague Gardens Bulk Sewer Pipe last week with the construction of an entirely new pipeline set for completion by 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This complex project entails the construction of a new bulk sewer in Montague Gardens using innovative micro-tunnelling technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe City will also extend and connect the Edgemead and Century City Bulk Sewers into the new infrastructure,\u201d said Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis at the site on Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once the nearly 4 km of new bulk sewer is built by early 2025, the City will divert sewage along this new line while it rehabilitates the existing bulk sewer in Montague Drive, Montague Gardens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Given that the existing pipeline is under the busy Montague Drive roadway, pipe rehabilitation will make use of trenchless technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Local residents are ecstatic that the City will use a robotic crawler to first profile pipes which will then determine the best method of repair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All work will occur underground with minimal surface-level disruption to residents and traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zahid Badroodien, Mayco member for water and sanitation, said on Wednesday that it was a joy to break ground on yet another major upgrade project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe existing bulk sewer under Montague Drive is operating at full capacity, with an upgrade needed to accommodate future growth in this part of the city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat is why we are constructing an entirely new bulk sewer, which will operate alongside the rehabilitated existing pipeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe City\u2019s goal is to steadily restore the environmental health of the Milnerton Lagoon through a combination of infrastructure upgrades and dredging of the waterbody to remove pollution build-up in sediment,\u201d Badroodien said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Besides the Milnerton bulk sewer upgrade, other major infrastructure projects in the area include the R5,2 billion upgrade to double capacity at Potsdam Wastewater Works \u2013 the Western Cape\u2019s second-largest infrastructure project \u2013 bigger than Jo\u2019burg and Durban combined \u2013 as well as the R118 million Koeberg pump station upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The City previously announced that they will invest a massive R1,4 billion in major bulk sewer upgrades to the Cape Flats, Philippi, Milnerton, and Gordon\u2019s Bay lines over the next three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAside from improving basic services, and personal and community dignity, the scale of Cape Town\u2019s R43 billion three-year infrastructure pipeline will create an estimated 135 000 jobs in the city over three years,\u201d Hill-Lewis said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Badroodien said that the Milnerton bulk sewer upgrade includes the installation of a sandtrap and screening facility at Koeberg Road pump station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This will improve performance and reduce breakdowns caused by foreign objects entering the pump station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A new 300 m long bulk outfall sewer of 1 350 mm diameter will also be constructed at the Koeberg Road pump station to accommodate the combined flow of the existing and new Montague Gardens bulk sewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cImproving the Koeberg Road pump station\u2019s operations will reduce the number of sewer spills into the Diep River and relieve environmental pressure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The City\u2019s goal is to steadily restore the environmental health of the Milnerton Lagoon<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Across the metro, the City exceeded its target of doubling sewer pipe replacement from 25 km to 50 km for the 2022-\u201923 financial year ending June 2023, replacing 55 km of pipeline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The annual pipe replacement target will now be doubled yet again to 100 km per year from 2023-\u201924, for a total investment of R850 m over the next three years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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