Planned maintenance in parts of Cape Town will result in water supply interruptions.
The maintenance work will be conducted from Tuesday, 26 August.
CAPE TOWN CONFIRMS NINE-HOUR WATER OUTAGE
The City of Cape Town said planned maintenance work will result in water supply disruption to these areas:
Khayelitsha high-lying areas – Kuyasa, Harare, Litha Park, Ndlovini, Nkanini, and Zwelitsha – The water supply to the high-lying areas in Khayelitsha will be shut off temporarily from 10:00 until 17:00 on Tuesday, 26 August. Residents will experience low water pressure to no water during this period.
Part of the CBD – Cape Town – Maintenance teams will be doing a temporary test shut-off of the water main in Lower Bree Street in the Cape Town CBD from 9:00 to 18:00 on Tuesday, 26 August, to allow for a new connection to be made in Lower Bree Street, from Hans Strydom Avenue to the Cul-De-Sac will be affected. Consumers along the affected street will have no water supply during these times.
Mountview Estate, Hatton Estate, Belthorn, and Penlyn Estate – Maintenance teams will be doing a temporary shut-off of the 535mm diameter water main in Turfhall Road, Lansdowne, from 9:00 to 18:00 on Wednesday, 27 August.
Sun Valley – The City of Cape Town said the water supply to Delft will be shut off temporarily from 10:00 until 17:00 on Wednesday, 27 August to enable the maintenance team to do valve assessments of the local water supply network for the area.
ZERO-PRESSURE TESTS
Zero-pressure tests (ZPT) and conditional assessments will be done on the water supply network, resulting in water supply disruptions in the following areas:
Tuesday, 26 August, from 10:00 until 16:00: Lot 3 Bellville, area bounded by Robert Sobukwe Drive, Kasselsvlei Road, Industry Road, Kosmos Street and possibly immediate surrounds in Bellville South.
Wednesday, 27 August, from 10:00 until 16:00: Belmont Park, Eikendal, Kleinbegin, and Summerville.
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