In a battle against crumbling infrastructure, the City of Cape Town has finally repaired the last of the 12 major sewer collapses in Montague Drive, Milnerton.
TygerBurger reported on the issue since August 2023 of the collapses occurring successively and at multiple points in the 50-year-old 900 mm fibre cement bulk sewer pipeline, which runs underground at a depth of five metres.
The road was cordoned off for months, with motorists having to use alternative routes.
After the first collapse, the City appointed a contractor to assist with emergency repairs to the sewer. Subsequently, 11 collapses occurred between August 2023 and January 2024, which have all been repaired.
