The City of Cape Town successfully completed the installation of a T-piece on the 2400mm diameter bulk water pipeline from Faure Water Treatment Plant this weekend. This is an important step towards strengthening water supply to the Khayelitsha area and supporting future development and economic growth in this part of the City.

The City of Cape Town is making steady progress on our R162 million Baden Powell Drive bulk water pipeline project, which will strengthen supply to thousands of Khayelitsha residents.

See the video about what the work entailed: https://youtu.be/sqtb7rCFs7A

The Faure Water Treatment Plant, which is the biggest treatment plant supplying the city, was shut down this past weekend to allow for a T-section to be installed on the 2400mm Faure Bulk Water pipeline. This T-section will allow for the eventual connection of the new piping along Baden Powell Drive to the City’s existing reticulation system.

Khayelitsha residents should start feeling the benefits when the new infrastructure is eventually commissioned around March 2022.

Source: City Of Cape Town