Temporary Sand River Bridge still holding
Though looking worn the Sand River bridge is still holding after this week’s soaking rains. The bridge is on the only access road to St Francis Bay in the Eastern Cape of South… Continue reading
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All we want for Christmas… a magnificent bridge (photo gallery)
Now this is what we need for upmarket St Francis to maintain and enhance its high standards! The Viaduc de Millau shows us what can be done. This is a superb masterpiece and a… Continue reading
Tarring of Sand River Bridge underway
The tarring and widening of the Sand River Bridge has started! (By Bev Mortimer) Improvements to this bridge mean the hordes of visitors and holiday makers to the coastal town of St Francis… Continue reading
Update on potholes and beach repairs
Nigel Aitken, who is heading up a roads and infrastructure portfolio for St Francis Bay Residents’ Association, is back from leave. Here is his report on the current status of the potholes and… Continue reading
Sand River Bridge to be tarred before end of November (updated 28 October 2011)
By Bev Mortimer: Tarring of the Sand River bridge will be done before the end of November this year. That is the word from Marius Keyser, chief engineer at the provincial Department of… Continue reading
Sprucing up St Francis Bay before season
Finance is available for tarring of the Sand River Bridge by the Provincial Roads Department later this month. This and other sprucing up, repairing and cleaning of St Francis Bay projects before season… Continue reading
SuperSpar St Francis Bay says : “Thank You!”
St Francis Bay’s Super Spar continued with the great community spirit this afternoon by saying a big “Thank You!” to all the volunteers and the helpers who walked people across a foot bridge while… Continue reading
Goal posts shift about Sand River bridge completion times
Everyone in authority is suddenly being extremely cautious in what they say about the Sand River being opened today. The goal posts are now continually shifting and no one can give a straight… Continue reading
Fantastic volunteers man the footbridge all night
Volunteer members of the NSRI , the St Francis Fire Department and those of the disaster management team took it in turns to man the footbridge that was re-established yesterday over the… Continue reading
Sand River update after disaster management meeting today
The temporary vehicle bridge across the Sand River in St Francis Bay washed away just before 1 pm. A section of the pedestrian walkway, next to the bridge, was also damaged at the… Continue reading