The City of Cape Town is set to transform the Manenberg Canal with a multi-million rand upgrade, aimed at reducing pollution and flood risks while improving water quality and safety for surrounding communities, Cape town Etc reports.
According to the City , the canal spans more than 3km.
The R50 million project, now in its final design phase, is set to begin construction in November 2025, featuring new sediment and litter traps and replacing the existing canal with an upgraded open design.
Currently, the canal is a concrete-lined low-flow channel, situated within a grass high-flow channel.
'The planned upgrades are part of the recommendations following a conditional assessment, which determined that there were large amounts of solid waste in the Manenberg Canal, coupled with other challenges such as extensive deterioration of the concrete panels and dense vegetation along sections of the watercourse impeding flow,' said the City's Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation, Councillor Zahid Badroodien
