Sea Point upgrades delayed again: When will it be complete?

Sea Point upgrade completion gets pushed AGAIN

The City of Cape Town has announced that completion of their R41 million upgrade to the Sea Point, Mouille Point and Granger Bay parking areas will be delayed yet again.

As reported by Cape Town Etc, the delay, which will push the completion date to February 2025, is due to ongoing issues with the quality of work from the contracted construction team.

Alderman Eddie Andrews, deputy mayor and mayoral committee member for Spatial Planning and Environment, has said that the project will not meet its original completion deadline of December 2024, mainly due to the challenges posed by the contractor’s pace and workmanship.

The project’s contractor started work on 22 May after it came to a standstill in February this year due to the previous contractor’s slow work rate that then pushed the initial completion date of June back by six months.

WHAT’S TO BE UPGRADED?

The scheduled work for the promenade and Granger Bay parking area project include:

• Upgrading of Granger Bay parking area
• Construction of a rock revetment
• New Fort Road play park
• Additional walkways
• Additional coastal vegetation and lawn planting
• Installation of interpretive signage to give heritage information
• Public art in the Sea Point Library
• Encasement of a wall
• Encasement of a stormwater pipe
• Staircase concrete work

Sea Point swimming pool still closed

In other Sea Point news, the popular Sea Point swimming pool is still closed and under maintenance.

The pool shut its doors from 17 September after a sinkhole was detected underneath the pool.

The site had been deemed unsafe for public use since then, and health and safety precautions were implemented, including signage and fencing of restricted areas.

Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Councillor Patricia Van der Ross said that the sinkhole was created by a collapsed water line.

“Sea Point swimming pool is one of our most popular facilities, open all year long. During a routine inspection of the facility, a sinkhole was detected. The sinkhole was created by a collapsed water line. For a proper assessment of the damage and to determine the exact scope of work required for repairs, the entire water line must be unearthed.” Van der Ross said in the statement.