Northern Aqueduct Augmentation Project – Phase 5, South Africa
Name of the Project
Northern Aqueduct Augmentation Project – Phase 5.
Location
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Client
eThekwini Water and Sanitation (EWS).
Project Description
Phase 5 comprises a new 1 200-mm-diameter continuously welded steel, high-pressure pipeline stretching from the Durban Heights reservoir, in Reservoir Hills, to Duffs road.
In addition to the pipeline, a concrete pipe bridge will be built across the Umgeni river above the 1:100-year flood line.
This will comprise a reinforced concrete box-type bridge cross section, which will be incrementally launched and supported on five solid concrete piers, and will cross the Umgeni river adjacent to the existing pipeline.
Phase 5 will benefit Newlands, KwaMashu, Phoenix, Cornubia, Waterloo, Umhlanga and Durban North.
Jobs to Be Created
Not stated.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
Phase 5 started in August this year and is expected to be completed by December 2019.
Latest Developments
Pipeline route investigations have been completed and engineering consultant, Bosch Projects has completed the detail design stage. Key challenges include constructing the pipeline through densely populated built-up areas, traversing major roads and railway lines, dealing with existing buried municipal services and rehabilitating environmentally sensitive areas.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Bosch Projects (pipeline detail design).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Shirley Williams Communications on behalf of the EWS, Shirley Williams, tel +27 31 564 7700 or email shirley@swcommunications.co.za.
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