Garden Route Dam wall work on schedule

THE raising of the Garden Route Dam spillway and wall started in May and is on schedule to be completed within the 10-month construction programme.

Concrete for the first two sections of the spillway wall footing has been placed. For the next month heavy vehicles will regularly deliver concrete and reinforcing, and residents in the area are asked to be alert and to take care.

The raising of the dam wall is progressing steadily with approximately 10 000m³ of suitable fill material extracted from the dam basin on the MTO Forestry/Nelson Mandela University side of the dam having been placed. The contractor should reach the final embankment wall height within the next two weeks, after which the “riprap” layer will be placed.

The final curtain grouting operation will start two weeks after the wall footings have been cast.

The public is reminded that unauthorised access to the construction site is strictly prohibited. The municipality has commenced with a series of controlled burns to clear certain areas that pose a fire risk, and the alien clearing operation is awaiting its official go-ahead.

Heavy construction vehicles are operating on both the MTO Forestry/ Nelson Mandela University and George sides of the dam wall. The required signage is in place to warn the public that the area is a construction site.

All enquiries must be referred to the municipality at Gvanniekerk@ george.gov.za |