Construction of the Moretele South Water Supply Bulk Pipeline Project in South Africa nears completion. Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in South Africa Spokesperson Sputnik Ratau confirmed the report and said that the project is 90%.
According to Mr Ratau, most of the pipeline that crosses the Ramotse and Bosplaas areas is completed and residents will receive water by July 2021.
“The river crossing is completed and 23km of the pipeline is completed. The contractor is working on the remaining 7km to tie into existing infrastructure in Carousel, Bosplaas, Mogogelo and far west villages,” said Mr Ratau.
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Moretele South Water Supply Scheme
Construction of the Moretele South Water Supply Scheme, consists of 30km of bulk steel pipelines and cross-connections to existing infrastructure to augment water supply to towns in the Moretele South region of the North West Province. The US $23.5M project is being developed by Murray & Dickson (M&D) Construction.
The work being conducted includes excavation work; laying of pipes from 500 mm to 750 mm nominal diameter planned during Phase 2; pipe jacking across the N1 freeway, the R101 road, a railway line and the Apies river; as well as constructing the inlet and outlet chambers and appurtenant infrastructure along the pipeline route.
“It’s a new pipeline and we are adding to its capacity. We have started from an existing line, then will bring it all along the N1, go underneath the N1, up to the R101, underneath the R101, through to Moretele. On the way, we will tie into various existing pipelines in order to increase the supply,” said Dirk Steyn, M&D Construction site manager.
The Klipdrift project is expected to improve water access in Mogogelo in the North West. The communities of ward 11 and 12 have had to survive during the Covid-19 lockdown sharing one water tank.