{"id":12107,"date":"2025-07-30T09:40:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T07:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/?p=12107"},"modified":"2025-07-30T09:40:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T07:40:40","slug":"advancing-security-resilience-solar-and-system-upgrades-underway-in-bridge-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/advancing-security-resilience-solar-and-system-upgrades-underway-in-bridge-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Advancing Security Resilience: Solar and System Upgrades Underway in Bridge City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"693\">Bridge City Management Association (BCMA) is in the process of implementing a significant <strong data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"610\">backup power upgrade project<\/strong>, aimed at strengthening the precinct\u2019s <strong data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"677\">security infrastructure<\/strong> and resilience.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"1123\">A key part of this upgrade includes the <strong data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"775\">installation of a solar power system<\/strong>, supporting BCMA\u2019s long-term goal of uninterrupted service delivery and CCTV monitoring during load-shedding or municipal power outages. The project scope also includes <strong data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"1006\">new battery installations and internal component upgrades<\/strong> across all <strong data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1041\">13 security cameras<\/strong>, alongside enhancements to <strong data-start=\"1069\" data-end=\"1122\">operating systems and control room infrastructure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1125\" data-end=\"1411\">Although the solar installation was delayed due to <strong data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1200\">shipping constraints<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1251\">local fabrication of mounting brackets<\/strong>, these hurdles have now been overcome. According to service provider <strong data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1336\">Excellerate<\/strong>, the full system installation is expected to be completed by <strong data-start=\"1398\" data-end=\"1410\">end July<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1607\">Once operational, the upgrades will significantly <strong data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1492\">boost surveillance uptime<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1524\">overall precinct safety<\/strong>, ensuring a more secure environment for all who live, work, and visit Bridge City.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1609\" data-end=\"1710\">We\u2019ll continue to provide updates on this important infrastructure enhancement as progress continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bridge City Management Association (BCMA) is in the process of implementing a significant backup power upgrade project, aimed at strengthening the precinct\u2019s security infrastructure and resilience. A key part of this upgrade includes the installation of a solar power system, supporting BCMA\u2019s long-term goal of uninterrupted service delivery and CCTV monitoring during load-shedding or municipal&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":12099,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-safety-and-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12108,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12107\/revisions\/12108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}