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Kariba to be removed A family spends the day angling in the winter sun at the Vygeboom Dam while invasive floating Kariba weed is infesting the dam – covering more than half of the surface. The plant is to be removed this week by the City’s invasive species unit, according to the City of Cape Town. Residents must take note that angling at Vygeboom and Sontraal dams is illegal. See article on page 7. PHOTO: ESMÉ ERASMUS
DURBANVILLE: TRANSPORT NETWORKS DISCUSSED
Upgrades in pipeline ESMÉ ERASMUS @erasmusesme
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everal road upgrades are in the pipeline for Durbanville and surrounding areas to combat the increase in traffic congestion in these areas. This comes despite the fact that Durbanville is not regarded a hot spot by the City of Cape Town when it comes to traffic congestion. Tony Vieira, manager of road transport infrastructure planning at the City of Cape Town, was the guest speaker at a meeting of Durbanville Business on Thursday 12 September at Stone Shed on Vrymansfontein
outside Durbanville. He discussed current and future plans for the transport network for the Durbanville area and surrounds. “Cape Town is the most congested city in the country. Too many people are utilising the road infrastructure. “We have a budget of R750 million for road infrastructure for the entire city per year, but we need R2,5 billion. Our infrastructure requires more resources,” he said. In Durbanville several projects are underway, he said. Motorists using Eversdal Road will be relieved to know the road will be widened soon.
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The Eversdal Road and Durbanville Avenue intersection is currently being upgraded in a R10 million project. On further enquiries by TygerBurger, Felicity Purchase, the Mayco member for transport, said the intersection upgrade is due for completion by December 2019, if all goes as planned. Several bluegum trees had to be removed to accommodate the proposed upgrade of the intersection. “Due process was followed before the trees were removed and the City’s parks department and Heritage Western Cape approved the removal,” she said. Eversdal Road will eventually be widened
into two lanes in each direction with roundabouts along the route at strategic intersections from Durbanville Avenue to Fairtrees Avenue, Purchase said. The upgrade of the intersection will provide more capacity at the signals and provide space for cyclists, she said. Motorists can also look forward to the widening of Jip de Jager Road from Kommissaris Street to Van Riebeeckshof Road. However, although the planning and design of the dualling of Jip de Jager Road is complete, the construction is not planned at this point due to other priorities in other parts of the city, Purchase said. V To page 6.