Focus on Rockview
Beetge urged residents to refrain from trying to gain access to the construction site, as the surrounding ground still remains unstable.
All eyes are on the Rockview Road washaway as a contractor has been appointed and preliminary work has began on repairing the massive crevice down to Chain Rocks. Ward 97 councillor, André Beetge, impelled to make the establishment of a temporary road a priority by the contractor. “A temporary road will be established in the next week or so, through the vacant property on the corner of Rockview Road and Kingsway to allow two-way traffic with a stop street established on Kingsway.
“Most of the current vegetation on the property will be removed for the establishment of the temporary road, but residents can rest assured that indigenous plants will be replanted once the project is completed to render the area in a better condition than before. This temporary road will reduce the increased traffic flow along Queen’s Terrence and re-establish the business currently suffering on Rockview Road.”
The appointed contractor, Leomat, that was responsible for the storm repairs at Dick King Place last year, is on site and workers have started removing rubble from the crevice, with one excavator working on the top and one at the bottom, with the rubble being removed by trucks via George Glendennen and Boundary Lane to a landfill site.
“Plans indicate a stablising barrier will be built at the bottom of the crevice and built up to engineering specifications to re-establish the dune and compromised platforms,” said Beetge. “However, the project remains hampered by the outcome of the insurance applications to both properties. Both existing properties will have to be removed before full capacity can be reached in the crevice, due to the fact that both exert pressure to both sides of the washaway.”
Beetge urged residents to refrain from trying to gain access to the construction site, as the surrounding ground still remains unstable. The owners of the properties also request that the public refrain from making assumptions on social media, as this could jeopardise their insurance claims. The owners thank the public for their sympathy and empathy, but ask that everyone respect their privacy and not draw any unnecessary conclusions or make ignorant statements on public platforms.
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