The City of Cape Town has said that the progress of the Strand beach seawall upgrade project is well underway.
According to the City, the project is currently mainly focused on bulk excavations, casting foundations as well as the placing of the large pre-cast concrete wall units.
To date, 36 of these wall units have already been placed, along with over 300 cope units. Around 90 wall units have also already been manufactured, ready for placement, with several more on the way.
Strand seawall taking shape
The City’s Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, Alderman Eddie Andrews, has said that they were looking forward to opening this new portion of the promenade along Strand beach.
“Once finished, it will look like the already completed seawall and promenade area, which has become a vibrant attraction for all. While work on site is going well, the project will still take a number of months as we are working towards the completion date in November 2026.” Alderman Andrews said.
Once a portion of the large L-shape wall units are placed, the City said that the next step would then be to reinstate the beach and backfill on the land side, followed by installation of new services on the land side of the new seawall.
“Thereafter, the project team will commence with the placing of curved cope units on top of the wall units and the paving of the promenade. Several of the existing sewer services are currently buried under the beach itself where they are at risk of damage, while the new services and road will all be protected by the new seawall.” the City said in their media release.
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