The City of Cape Town water and sanitation directorate will conduct planned maintenance resulting in a 14-hour water outage in parts of the municipality.
The maintenance work is scheduled to commence on Sunday, 10 August.
PARTS OF CAPE TOWN FACING 14-HOUR WATER OUTAGE
The City of Cape Town said planned maintenance work will result in water supply disruption to these areas:
Langa, Epping 1, Vanguard Estate, Heideveld, Athlone, Hazendal, Sybrand Park, and the area bounded by the N2, Jakes Gerwel Drive, Turfhall Road, and the M5 – The water supply to these areas will be shut off temporarily from 10:00 until 00:00 on Sunday, 10 August.
This will enable the maintenance team to safely do emergency repairs to the severely leaking 535mm diameter pipeline in the vicinity of the Vangate Mall. Consumers in these areas will either experience lower than usual water pressure or no water during this period.
Saxonsea and Avondale – Atlantis – Likewise, the water supply to these areas will be shut off temporarily from 8:00 until 17:00 on Tuesday, 12 August, to enable the maintenance team to safely do emergency repairs to the severely leaking 250mm diameter pipeline supplying these areas.
Part of Gordons Bay – The City of Cape Town said water supply to Miller Street, Gordonia Street, Faure Street, Bikini Beach, part of Beach Road, and possibly immediate surrounds will be shut off temporarily from 9:00 until 17:00 on Tuesday,12 August.
Part of the CBD – Cape Town – Maintenance teams will be doing a temporary test shut-off of the water main in the Cape Town CBD from 9:00 to 16:00 on Tuesday, 12 August. The affected street is Buiten Street, between Loop Street and Long Street. This test is in preparation for the actual water shut-off scheduled from 9:00 to 18:00 on Thursday, 14 August, to allow for a new connection to be made in Buiten Street.
ZERO-PRESSURE TESTS ARE ONGOING
Zero-pressure tests (ZPT) and conditional assessments will be done on the water supply network resulting in water supply disruptions in the following areas:
Tuesday, 12 August, from 10:00 until 16:00: Dunoon and Surrounding Industrial area, including Racing Park and The Stables.
Wednesday, 13 August, from 10:00 until 16:00: Lot 3 Bellville area bounded by Robert Sobukwe Drive, Kasselsvlei Road, Industry Road, Kosmos Street and possibly immediate surrounds in Bellville South.
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