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Woensdag, 24 Augustus 2016
Progress on wooden bridge project MONIQUE DUVAL
Herron added the bridge has been deteriorating at an increasing rate in recent years and due to other demands on the maintenance budget of Transport for Cape Town, the City’s transport authority, the maintenance of the wooden bridge became less of a priority once the adjacent concrete bridge was opened, which provided alternative access to Woodbridge Island. “The wooden bridge has now deteriorated to the point where it has had to be closed for safety reasons, and given the City’s obligations in terms of the NHRA, funding has now been made available to rehabilitate this structure.”
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he City of Cape Town will soon commence with a detailed design for the restoration of the historic wooden bridge in Milnerton. Earlier this year the City hosted a public participation meeting where consultants explained the restoration project will see the entire bridge being dismantled and rebuilt in the future. Speaking at the meeting, Mike Scurr of RennieScurrAdendorff Architects, said the bridge, built in 1901 by the Fortress Company of Royal Engineers during the South African War for military access to the island, had deteriorated significantly but remained a vital part of the history of Milnerton. In the period between 1942 and 1972 various repair works were undertaken and in 1984 it was closed to vehicles. In 1987 it was declared a national monument and once again closed for repairs in 1990. Five years later the bridge was reopened, and in 2007 it was closed once again due to safety reasons.
Dilapidated Over the years, the bridge has deteriorated further and residents have frequently raised concerns about the dilapidated state. According to Mayco member for transport, Brett Herron, the City’s proposals were generally well received and the conceptual planning report has just been approved by the project management team. “The City’s professional service providers are about to commence with the detail design and preparation of tender documentation for a construction contract. The formal heritage process is still to be completed, and
The City of Cape Town will soon commence with a detailed design for the restoration of the historic wooden bridge in Milnerton. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL is reliant on some of the detail which is still to come.” Herron explains as the wooden bridge is a provincial heritage site and the only surviving structure of its kind in South Africa, the City has an obligation in terms of the Na-
tional Heritage Resources Act (NHRA) to preserve this structure. “It is furthermore considered to be a landmark structure and once restored, will become a functional non-motorised transport (NMT) link to Woodbridge Island,” he says.
R27 million The estimated budget for this project is R27 million. However, Herron says this amount does not relate to the restoration of the bridge only, but includes pedestrian links and landscaping at either end of the bridge as well. Amid questions about why this bridge needs to be restored while there is an adjacent concrete road bridge, Herron says while this structure does accommodate pedestrians, the footways are relatively narrow with a high potential for conflict between pedestrians and cyclists. “The intention is to re-open the wooden bridge as a functional non-motorised transport (NMT) link to the island that provides safe passage for both pedestrians and cyclists. It is also hoped that residents and visitors who make use of the wooden bridge will linger on the structure and take advantage of the views that this bridge offers.” Construction is anticipated to commence in October 2017, if all goes as planned. It will take approximately 13 months to complete.
Dolphins captain: Enya van Niekerk, a
High school love story told: Table View High School held its annual school production in honour of the school’s 30th birthday this year.
The name of the production was #throwbackviewies and was written and directed by Leoné Aspeling with Liné Olivier as the choreographer. The story line follows Jason (Calvin Munetsi) and Chloe (Jesse Hess) who meet in 1986 (first year school opened) and follows the ups and downs of their love story through high school and all the class reunions after that. The story is facilitated by Livu Peter who acts as the story teller and reads fictional tweets that appear during the course of the show. Pictured here is the dance cast during “Great balls of Fire”.
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Grade 6 learner at Table View Primary School, who set the record for the youngest person to swim from Robben Island to Blouberg back in April, was appointed as the captain of the u.12 WP (Dolphins) netball team. The team won six of their seven games (drawing one) and won gold at the Western Cape Schools Netball Inter-District Tournament.
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