TOP SUCCESS STORIES
INFRASTRUCTURE Drakenstein Municipality has spent R1.55 billion on infrastructure. This include R454 523 290 on roads and electricity infrastructure; R408 727 779 on water networks, water treatment works and reservoirs; and R689 938 125 on wastewater treatment works, sewer network upgrades and solid waste infrastructure. Investing in infrastructure helps drive development, job creation and growth in the region.
IMPROVING ROAD ACCESS AND TRAFFIC FLOW
Using R28 million of its own funding, Drakenstein Municipality has extended Van der Stel Street, Paarl, to provide residents and the business community with significantly improved road access and traffic flow. The Municipality also contributed some 20% of the projects’ cost shown in brackets to the upgrading of the below:
Stokery Road, Wellington (R32m)
Berg River Boulevard (North), Paarl (R108m)
Jan van Riebeeck Road, Paarl (R21m)
R454 523 290
Oosbosch Street Class 1 dual carriageway (R129m)
R408 727 779
Other road improvement projects to the value of over R300 million include those in Slot van die Paarl, Windmeul and Haaskraal, while parts of the R44 and R301 are also being upgraded (to the estimated combined value of R486 million ).
R689 938 125
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