GEORGE NEWS - Following the high spring tides that hit the coastal areas of George over the weekend of 17 September and heavy rains in October, George Municipality has been very busy with clean-up efforts and is making good progress.
The municipality aims to have all the damage repaired prior to the start of the festive season, with the Blue Flag season starting on 1 December and concluding on 31 January.
"Municipal infrastructure damaged at the various beaches which included a sewerage pump station, water pipelines, stand-by generators, electrical substations and flooded ablution buildings were all either replaced, cleaned or restored and services returned within a week of the damage," says municipal communications head Chantèl Edwards.
Victoria Bay, Herold's Bay, Wilderness Leentjiesklip and Wilderness main beach were all closed for a few days while the restoration took place and reopened on Friday 22 September to the public.
The municipality used graders to clear deep sand deposits off the coastal roads of Herold's Bay, Victoria Bay, Leentjiesklip and the N2 Wilderness bridge as quickly as possible.
"Damage to beach furniture, signage, wooden walkways, lifeguard towers, bridges, roadways, sidewalks and retaining walls required detailed assessments for rebuilding or repair," says Edwards.
"Our Civil Engineering Services and Community Services: Parks and Recreation directorates have done a sterling job in restoring all of the beaches as quickly as possible in readiness for the launch of the Blue Flag hand-over ceremony, which was held at Wilderness on Friday 20 October."
Repair work to the sidewalk at Victoria Bay has been completed.
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