News flash!! Parked cars at bridge being towed away
Cars parked between the Sand River bridge and St Francis Marine on the Humansdorp side, are being towed away as they are in the way of construction vehicles needing to get to the… Continue reading
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News Flash!! Possible bridge across the Sand by tomorrow evening
It seems as though work could start tomorrow morning which will restore vehicle access across the Sand River by about 6 pm tomorrow or Thursday morning latest, a news update received at 12 pm… Continue reading
Still no decision on when to rebuild Sand River bridge
Speculation is that there will be no new temporary bridge for vehicles across the Sand River completed before Friday this week Department of Roads and Transport personnel are on site at the Sand River bridge. They… 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
Sand River bridge is now closed – we are temporarily marooned again
The temporary crossing across the Sand River towards St Francis Bay has been closed. According to an announcement from Kouga Municipality, the crossing, which was built after the Sand River bridge washed away on… Continue reading
Potholes on Sand River bridge
The Sand River on the Links side. By Bev Mortimer A visit to the Sand River bridge at 4.15 pm today after continous rain throughout the day during which an estimated 29… Continue reading
Sand River bridge safe – except in floods
The current temporary bridge of the Sand River is quite safe and will be fine if it rains. That is the word from Marius Keyser, district roads engineer, Department of Roads. “It should… Continue reading
Feature: St Francis residents to fight the Kromme wind farm
Do we want to be known as the ‘energy hub’ of South Africa? asked angry St Francis Bay home owners following the governmental go ahead for a wind farm to be developed on… Continue reading
Billabong Round 2 ends as bigger swells forecast for weekend
Round 2 of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay was completed in clean three-to-four foot (1 metre) surf at Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay this morning. Surfline, official forecasters for the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay, are… Continue reading