A combined assessment of damages caused by recent floods in the Garden Route, amount to half a billion rands.
This includes critical infrastructure, public facilities, water supply systems, roads, stormwater networks, community facilities and municipal buildings.
Gerhard Otto, Head of Disaster Management at the Garden Route District Municipality, said eight significant restoration projects are repairs to damaged roadways and associated -stormwater infrastructure in George, Haarlem and Uniondale, amounting to R124.6 million.
More include the R97.3 million restoration of surfaced Roads, on the Main Street/N2, the R93.6 million Uniondale Poort – where there is damage to raw water diversion infrastructure and supply to the Uniondale Raw Water Storage Dam.
The forth is a R70 million associated with electricity in Hoop and Baron van Reede, Buffelsdrift area, Dysselsdorp, Dokkraal area, Cango Caves, De Kombuys Plaas, Wilgewandle, Groot Kraal, Boomplaas, De Hoek, Matjiesriver, Muller Streer, and Nooitgedagt.
The fifth is the R48.8 million of roads in Knysna, Sedgefield, Brenton, Rheenendal and Karatara.
The sixth is a R46.6 million associated with streets in Oudtshoorn, and storm water in an Der Riet Street, Kerk Street/ Church Street, Albert Street, Rademeyer Street, Pedestrian Low Water Bridge at Pick and Pay Shopping Centre / Mall and Cango Bergoord Bridges.
About R32.7 million is expected to restore sewer pump stations in George, Haarlem, Uniondale, Pacaltsdorp, Hansmoeskraal, and George Industria, while R5.7 million is associated with water and sanitation infrastructure in Greater Oudtshoorn, Dysselsdorp and KKRWSS.
Otto said “the most significant damages have been recorded in George, followed by Knysna and Bitou Municipalities.”
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