| Nearly 17km of new walkways in Durbanville, Fisantekraal | <span>The non-motorised transport (NMT) project commenced in July 2019, with an investment of R35 million to create up to 24km of new sidewalks and safe walkways in Fisantekraal and Durbanville by August 2021. <br><p>‘These areas have many pedestrians walking to and from work, in particular domestic workers and other blue collar workers. The new paths will also benefit those with special needs, children, scholars, and the elderly. Given the COVID-19 pandemic, we expect that walking and cycling to destinations, and exercise in the open air will become increasingly popular as people need to practice social distancing, which is making the implementation of this project even more urgent,’ said Alderman Felicity Purchase, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Transport.</p><p>The project is progressing well, despite the fact that no work was allowed for about six weeks during Alert Level 5 and 4 of the national lockdown. </p>
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<img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Centre/footpath.jpg" alt="" style="width:802px;" /> </figure></span><span><p><br>‘We still have another 7km of sidewalks and walkways to go before the project is completed and are looking forward to seeing residents using the new safe facilities,’ said Alderman Purchase.</p><p>The formalising of footpaths in the Morningstar area is nearly done. The City will, within the next few days, commence with work on existing informal footpaths in four public parks in central Durbanville and the Nerina neighbourhood. The work will last for about three weeks, pending inclement weather conditions.</p><p>The public parks are located between Agulhas Crescent, Claasens Avenue and Primrose Crescent.</p><p>‘The parks are close to Koeberg Road and many people walk through these public open spaces on their way to and from work. Given that the current footpaths are informal, they become muddy during winter. We will be using asphalt to turn these into formal footpaths of about 1,8m wide, and this walkway will cover a distance of about 800m across all three parks. Once completed, pedestrians and cyclists will have a decent path to enjoy the natural surroundings. I want to thank the neighbouring communities in advance for their patience while we are working in these parks,’ said Alderman Purchase.</p>
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<img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Centre/De%20Villiers%20Rd.jpg" alt="" style="width:802px;" /></figure></span><p><strong>To summarise, the NMT project in Fisantekraal and Durbanville entails the following:</strong></p><ul><li><div style="text-align:left;">Construction of new sidewalks</div></li><li><div style="text-align:left;">Upgrades to existing sidewalks</div></li><li><div style="text-align:left;">Creating universal access for pedestrians with special needs</div></li><li><div style="text-align:left;">Upgrading existing cycle lanes to ensure that they are clearly demarcated and signed</div></li><li><div style="text-align:left;">Minor road upgrades to accommodate the new NMT routes in Fisantekraal, Durbanville and Bellville</div></li><li><div style="text-align:left;">Raising manhole covers and valve boxes</div></li><li><div style="text-align:left;">Repair of stormwater infrastructure</div></li><li><div style="text-align:left;">Relocation of streetlights</div></li><li><div style="text-align:left;">Protection and/or relocation of existing services including Telkom, optic fibre service providers, water and sewer services,</div></li><li><div style="text-align:left;">Excavation by hand to locate existing underground services</div></li></ul><p>Work has been completed already along a number of roads in Durbanville, Bellville, and Fisantekraal, among which:<br>• De Villiers Drive, Sport Way, Fairtrees Road, Langeberg Road, Tara Road, Lubbe Street, Tambotie Street, Fluweeltjie Road, Lords Walk, Foot Way, Tindale Way, Dagbreek Street, Aandblom Road, Church Street, Race Course Road, Langenhoven Street, the pathway between Boucher Street and High Street; Saartjie Baartman Street, Ruth First Street, Peter Mokaba Raod, Chris Hani Road, Shiraz Ebrahim Street, and Sierra Street</p><p><strong>The construction and upgrade of sidewalks are currently underway in Durbanville:</strong></p><ul><li><div style="text-align:left;">Along Queen Street, New Street, Koeberg Road, Vissershok Road, Durban Road, and Van der Byl Road</div></li></ul><p>‘Up to 47 men and women from the Morningstar and Fisantekraal areas are temporarily employed through this contract, and another three local subcontractors are also providing goods and services to the City’s main contractor. These job opportunities and subcontracting tenders provide much needed assistance to households and entrepreneurs in need of an income while we are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic,’ said Alderman Purchase.</p><p>Caption 1: The informal footpaths in public parks in Nerina will soon be turned into proper walkways with asphalt surfaces.</p><p>Caption 2: The City is currently creating new sidewalks along De Villiers Drive in Durbanville.</p><p><br><strong>End</strong></p><span><figure class="subtopic-fullsize-img"> </figure></span><span></span> | 2020-07-21T22:00:00Z | GP0|#1d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70;L0|#01d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70|City news;GTSet|#62efe227-07aa-45e7-944c-ceebacca891d | | | | | GP0|#64b963e9-b332-43e2-a913-8829ff3d5853;L0|#064b963e9-b332-43e2-a913-8829ff3d5853|road;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb;GP0|#751ecd0f-0d86-4bec-8c4c-431ddf3de056;L0|#0751ecd0f-0d86-4bec-8c4c-431ddf3de056|durbanville | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
