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2016-2017 Service Delivery Successes

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Completed projects and infrastructure changes described below have enhanced facilities and services in Ward 62, and ensured that the DA-run City continues to make progress possible, together.

Transport, Roads and Stormwater

New traffic signals at Kendal Road intersection with Spaanschemat Road

  • Concrete balustrades on M3 bridges at Trovato Link and Klaassens Road
  • Traffic Signals for Parish Road and Constantia Main Road right turning lanes in both directions along Constantia Main Road
  • M3 on- and off-ramps resealed at Ladies Mile Rd [Exit 16], Kendal Road [Exit 15] and Constantia Main Road [Exit 14] in Constantia
  • Fencing along the Wynberg Canal between Piers Road and Vriedenhof Road
  • Restoration of Boshoff Avenue gates in Fernwood
  • Cats eyes on Rhodes Drive enhance visibility at night

   

Non-Motorised Transport

  • Non-Motorised Transport routes with bicycle lanes and pedestrian pathways on both sides of Spaanschemat      River Road, Ladies Mile Road and Kendal Road
  • NMT routes connect commuters to the Main Road and railway stations
  • Safe areas for cyclists, runners, walkers and people in wheelchairs

   

Traffic Calming

  •  Speed humps in Buckingham Road, Plumstead
  •  Raised intersections in Bayview Road, Wynberg
  •  Raised intersections at Pinehurst Rd and Silverhurst Road in Southern Cross Drive, Constantia

 

 

   

Parks and Open Spaces

  • Green Jobs / Invasive Species Unit River Wardens funded from Ward Allocations
  • Outdoor fitness equipment installed at Newlands Forest Station
  • Funding for the Upper Liesbeek River gardens

   

Wynberg Park

  • New pathways through the gardens and bridges over the stream
  • First phase of fencing installed around the park to prevent vandalisation and theft of assets, infrastructure            and plants; and to improve the safety of park users
  • Beautiful spring flowers in the Fynbos area after 3 years of not cutting the veld
  • Removal of invasive species

   

Maynardville Park

  • Clean-up and extensive planting in and around the theatre
  • Overgrown vegetation thinned out and trees trimmed
  • New garden laid out in front of the office on the corner of Woolf Street and Piers Road

   

Solum Court Flats, Gabriel Rd, Plumstead

  • Palisade fencing and gates installed to secure the premises and enhance the tenants’ safety
  • Three of the five blocks of flats have been upgraded and painted; the remaining blocks will be upgraded            and painted in 2018-19
  • New parking area in Gabriel Road

   

Constantia Sports Complex

  • Potholes have been repaired and a portion of the parking area between the Constantia Bowl Club and Claremont Cricket Club has been tarred
  • New floodlights at False Bay Rugby Football Club
  • Fencing repaired as a result of vandalism and vehicles damaging the fence

Safety and Security

  • Rent a Cop Law Enforcement Officer at Wynberg Office funded from Ward Allocations
  • Subways under the railway line in Wynberg closed at night; locked and unlocked by the Wynberg Improvement  District

Water, Sanitation and Electricity

  • Street lights in Wynberg converted to energy saving bulbs
  • Water saving awareness campaigns at Maynard Mall and Constantia Village
  • Water leaks and burst water pipes repaired as soon as possible

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