WORK on the beachfront promenade extension has made steady progress and indications are that it will be completed in time for the 2019 festive season.
Project manager Afika Ndima said the City looks set to meet its year-end target. Ndima said finding “the rhythm” in 2019 has been an easy task after 2018 ended on a positive note, with seven of the 10 level two (suspended floor slabs) concrete zones being completed.
He said during the first quarter of 2019, the casting of the remaining three zones had been completed, with work on the amphitheatre and pedestrian ramps and bridges currently starting, meaning the project is fast nearing completion.
Internal fit-out and fire protection works are on the brink of completion, as is the installation of bulk services in the built up channels.
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“Next will be the planting of dune vegetation and landscaping which softens the concrete structure and its surrounds while acting as the first line of defence for windblown sand and wave run ups,” said Ndima.
The project is a catalyst to the R35 billion Point Waterfront development which will be undertaken in three phases over the next five to 10 years.
Ndima said driving seaward within the Point Precinct, the public will notice contractors placing road markings which signals the nearing of completion of the project.
“Contractors are working around the clock to ensure a sequencing of all the subcontracting works being undertaken on site. Residents will continue to be keep updated on progress made on the project,” he said.
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