{"id":12146,"date":"2025-08-27T11:31:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/?p=12146"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:31:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:31:45","slug":"sewer-concerns-streetlight-repairs-and-infrastructure-reinstatement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/sewer-concerns-streetlight-repairs-and-infrastructure-reinstatement\/","title":{"rendered":"Sewer concerns, streetlight repairs and infrastructure reinstatement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"575\">Ongoing collaboration with eThekwini Municipality (eTM) continues to play a vital role in the upkeep and infrastructure management of Bridge City. During August, various departments responded to service issues, helping improve both safety and operational functionality within the precinct.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"577\" data-end=\"609\">Damaged Bollards Reinstated<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"963\">A notable intervention this month was the reinstatement of <strong data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"711\">concrete bollards along Indlanzi Lane<\/strong>, which had been dislodged after being struck by delivery vehicles. These bollards are important for protecting pavements and pedestrian pathways from unauthorised vehicular encroachment, and we appreciate the swift action taken by eTM to address this.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"963\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-12148\" src=\"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BCMA-eTM-bollard-repairs-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BCMA-eTM-bollard-repairs-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BCMA-eTM-bollard-repairs-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BCMA-eTM-bollard-repairs-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BCMA-eTM-bollard-repairs-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BCMA-eTM-bollard-repairs.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"1030\">Sewer Overflow Callouts and Request for Infrastructure Audit<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1442\">Over the course of the month, the <strong data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1117\">eThekwini Water and Sanitation Department (DWS)<\/strong> responded to <strong data-start=\"1131\" data-end=\"1148\">four callouts<\/strong> to address overflowing sewer lines within the precinct. Due to the increasing frequency of such incidents, particularly over the past two weeks, the Management Association has formally requested a full audit of the sewer infrastructure to identify root causes and prevent future occurrences.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1442\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-12147\" src=\"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BCMA-DSW-call-outs-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BCMA-DSW-call-outs-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BCMA-DSW-call-outs-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BCMA-DSW-call-outs-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BCMA-DSW-call-outs-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BCMA-DSW-call-outs.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1481\">Streetlight Functionality Update<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1483\" data-end=\"1900\">Effective streetlighting remains a core priority for public safety in Bridge City. Our <strong data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1600\">latest precinct-wide audit<\/strong> shows that <strong data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"1643\">129 out of 159 streetlights<\/strong> are currently operational, placing the functionality rate at <strong data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1712\">81%<\/strong>. The Management Association continues to escalate all outstanding faults to the relevant eThekwini departments and will persist in driving resolution until full functionality is restored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ongoing collaboration with eThekwini Municipality (eTM) continues to play a vital role in the upkeep and infrastructure management of Bridge City. During August, various departments responded to service issues, helping improve both safety and operational functionality within the precinct. Damaged Bollards Reinstated A notable intervention this month was the reinstatement of concrete bollards along Indlanzi&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":12148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-municipal-services"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12146","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=12146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12149,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12146\/revisions\/12149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}