If you live in Camps Bay or have friends who live in Camps Bay, here’s some important news regarding completion of roadworks and the timing thereof. Poor babies.

I found this news item as a verified member of OurHood – the private digital platform for neighbourhoods. This was posted on OurHood Camps Bay this morning:

The Rontree to Rottingdean section will change from a current two way traffic system in peak scenario to a complete stop/go 24 hr system as from tomorrow Tuesday 15 September 2015 after the rain has gone. This is to allow for the unsuitable undercuts to take place in this section on the RHS, together with the re-instating of new layer works.

Full completion on the Ravensteyn to Fiskaal section is expected on 23 October – this means we will open that section up to give access via Woodford etc.

Full completion on Geneva to Prima expected on 24 October – stop go will then be removed. This means both these sections will be completed a month before the expected completion date of 21 November and will help with access, but, unfortunately, a month later than our original mid-September date.

The reasons for this were given previously, but to recap, the heritage issues causes a month delay and the unexpectedly poor existing ground conditions, which required additional excavation throughout the length of the road also added a month. 400m of the 600 to 700m of subsoil drain have been completed in the Rontree to Houghton Section. They expect the drains to be completed by 11 September, after which they can see if any further remedial work is required. If not, which I believe (hopefully) will be the case, the road works will continue as fast as they can. Until we are sure all the drainage issues are sorted we are not 100% sure how long this section will take. It may still take until November to complete.

Cape Town and indeed the country’s thoughts and prayers are with the Camps Bay residents as they battle through these treacherous times.

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