Eight-hour water shutdown in Tshwane today – Here’s why

Rand Water will be upgrading an old pipeline and informed the City of Tshwane of a shutdown scheduled for eight hours on Wednesday, 8 December.

Here’s what you need to know.

Tshwane water shutdown

Water pipeline repairs, 8 December

Rand Water will disconnect supply from 6pm on Wednesday until 2am on Thursday morning “in order to switch supply from an old to a new pipeline”.

According to the City of Tshwane’s Director of Media Relations, Lindela L Mashigo, the upgrade work will be carried out at the following meters:

• Willow Acres
• Six Fountains
• Shere

The repair work will be carried out between 6pm and 11pm.

Planned water pipeline upgrades for Six Fountains and nearby areas pic.twitter.com/slkREi4dKO

— City of Tshwane (@CityTshwane) December 6, 2021

Pipeline repairs, 9 December

Meanwhile, Tshwane has scheduled upgrade work for Thursday, 9 December 2021 in Mientjieskop as technicians will be installing meters – two 150mm and one 80mm.

The upgrade will take approximately eight hours to conclude, starting from 9am until 5pm. The following areas will be affected:

• Arcadia
• Arcadia Extension 9
• Bryntirion
• Deerness
• Eastclyffe
• Eastwood
• Elandspoort 357-JR
• Lisdogan Park
• Pretoria Town and Townlands 351-JR
• Prinshof 349-JR
• Rietfontein
• Rietfontein 321-JR
• Rietondale
• Rietondale Extension 1 and 2
• Riviera

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