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WINNER
Naidu Consulting for eZimbokodweni Pipe and Pedestrian Bridge
PROJECT TEAM
Client: eThekwini Municipality Consulting engineer: Naidu Consulting
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ocated in the Philani valley
Naidu Consulting subsequently undertook
The photoluminescent concrete handrails
of Umlazi, a sewer trunk
the design and construction supervision of
and posts illuminate the bridge at night,
line encased in reinforced
the 160 m long eZimbokodweni Pipe and
offering a much-needed solution to the
concrete and acting as
Pedestrian Bridge.
safety of pedestrians. In addition, the
a low-level pedestrian crossing was
The deck is pre-stressed and comprises
foot paths leading to the bridge also incorporate the same material.
rendered vulnerable and impassable. Due
six equal spans. Standing approximately
to illegal sand mining, the riverbed had
10 m above the existing riverbed, the box
been lowered to such an extent that the
girder deck accommodates a 1 000 mm
photoluminescent polymer concrete as a
structure was exposed to vandalism, flood
diameter HDPE gravity sewer pipeline. The
lighting solution will eliminate the high
action and heavy trucks driving over it.
bridge substructure is founded on piles.
costs of conventional electricity, as well
Restoring and protecting the existing
The pioneering adoption of
This technology utilising
as vandalism and cable theft. It is also a
sewer line from further damage was not
photoluminescent concrete polymers
solution that is maintenance free, with a
cost-effective. In addition, a pedestrian
added a new dimension to safety on the
long-term cost saving to the client.
crossing was desperately required by
eZimbokodweni Pipe and Pedestrian Bridge.
the communities.
It is the first bridge in South Africa to
The eZimbokodweni Pipe and Pedestrian Bridge delivers on improved
utilise photoluminescent ‘glow in the
sanitation facilities, as well as a safe
Consulting via a competitive open tender
dark’ polymer concrete handrails and
and secure pedestrian crossing for the
to deliver a much-needed solution for the
posts. The technology was envisaged
eZimbokodweni community. This bridge
safe crossing of the eZimbokodweni River in
by Naidu Consulting and developed by
redefines how form and function can
conjunction with an upgraded sewer line.
Resocrete Polymers.
come together.
EThekwini Municipality appointed Naidu
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