City pushes past completing 1000 reinstatements
06 May 2025
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is making steady progress in reinstating pavements, driveways, and road curbs following urgent water infrastructure repairs. Between December 2024 and March 2025, contractors completed 1 022 trench reinstatements across various areas of the city.
In November 2024, the directorate introduced a revised reinstatement strategy supported by its repair and maintenance budget. This approach enables the rollout of multiple work packages simultaneously, accelerating progress and addressing the backlog.
At any given time, at least 4 000m² of streets and pavements are in different stages of reinstatement, with each batch covering approximately 1 000m² of roadways, driveways and sidewalks.
‘We understand residents’ frustrations with delayed reinstatements and are working diligently to address them. Our teams are prioritising older and higher-priority works, while striving to reduce the turnaround time. The current Customer Service Charter sets a target of six to nine months from the completion of water and sanitation work, but we are actively working to shorten this timeline.
‘We recognise the inconvenience these delays cause as completion timelines vary based on trench size, complexity and project volume and have launched a pilot project in one region to assess whether selected contractors have the capacity to scale up operations. The goal is to test whether more than 3 000m² can be reinstated within a single region in just one month,’ said Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation, Councillor Zahid Badroodien.
Reinstatements are currently under way in these areas:
Plumstead, Clovelly, Simon’s Town, Belhar, Delft, Eerste River, Figrove, Gordon’s Bay, Macassar, Sir Lowry’s Pass Village, Somerset West, Strand, Belmont Park, Eden Park, Eikendal, Kleinbron, Morningstar, Peerless Park East, Scottsdene, Scottsville, Uitzicht, Vredekloof, Windsor Park Estate, Zoo Park, Atlantic Beach, Avondale – Wesfleur, Blaauwberg Strand, Bloubergrant, Brooklyn, Burgundy Estate, Century City, Flamingo Vlei, Melkbosstrand, Milnerton, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland, Parklands, Protea Park, Protea Park – Wesfleur, Rivergate, Robinvale, Rugby, Saxonsea, Sherwood, Sunningdale, Table View and West Riding.
Reinstatements are expected to take place next in these areas over the coming weeks:
Eagle Park, Grassy Park, Wynberg, Wetton, Zeekoevlei, Fish Hoek, Froggy Farm, Glencairn, Hout Bay, Kalk Bay, Kommetjie, Noordhoek, Ocean View, Scarborough, St James, Adriaanse, Balvenie, Beaconvale, Clarkes Estate, Connaught, Cravenby, De Tijger, Elinor, Elsies River, Elsies River Industria, Norwood, Eureka Estate, Florida, Goodrail, Goodwood, Klipkop, Leonsdale, N1 City, Oostersee, Parow Industria, Parow North, Parow Valley, Ravensmead, Riverton, Salberau, The Range, Townsend Estate, Tygerdal, Uitsig and Vasco Estate.
Published by:
City of Cape Town, Media Office
