City advises of water supply disruption in parts of Simon’s Town, Glencairn and Glencairn Heights

30 April 2022

Water supply disruptions in Simon's Town, Glencairn and Glencairn Heights

The City has deployed teams to repair a pipe burst in Simon’s Town in the shortest timeframe possible and to clear the resulting mudslide on the main road. While extensive civil work is under way on site, the section of the road below the damaged pipeline was closed temporarily to allow the various teams to clean the road.

The Water and Sanitation team has shut off the supply to part of Simon’s Town, Glencairn and Glencairn Heights areas.The pipe repairs will unfortunately only commence when the civil works to fill and support the soil structure below the damaged pipe have been completed.

The pipe is located on the foot of the mountainside and the soil surrounding it and below towards the road has been washed away, causing the mudslide. This has resulted in complexities.

Water tankers will be made available to provide the affected areas with water for domestic use where required.

The affected consumers are kindly requested to keep their taps closed while repairs are in progress to prevent water loss and/or damage when the water supply is restored.

The incoming lanes to Simon’s Town have been opened and repurposed for two-way traffic, while the outgoing lanes are being used for the mechanical plant during the repairs.

The Simon’s Town drop-off facility will also be closed this weekend.

The City sincerely apologises for the inconvenience, but it is imperative that it maintains its water supply infrastructure to benefit its consumers.

Updates on this matter will be made available on the City Alerts Twitter page.

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City of Cape Town, Media Office

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