- After announcing that it was back on track a week ago, Rand Water has now issued a notice regarding emergency work to be done on its A6 pipeline.
- The work will begin at 18:00 this evening, with it affecting as many as eight reservoirs and towers across Johannesburg.
- The work to be done could last as long as 30 hours, according to Rand Water.
In recent weeks, those living on the highveld have had to deal with water restrictions on top of loadshedding and other woes as the summer months begin in earnest. With Rand Water correcting some of its supply issues since then, those hoping for a reprieve are out of luck as the utility has announced that emergency work is set for later this evening.
Said work is to repair damage to its A6 pipeline, with it estimated to require as much as 30 hours of downtime in order to fix and starting at 18:00 later today (4th November 2022).
The A6 pipeline is responsible for supplying water to a large stretch of Johannesburg suburbs, with it running from the Vereeniging purification works to the Zwartkops pump station, according to Rand Water.
As such, the following areas will be affected by the downtime and emergency work:
- Foresthill,
- Yeoville,
- Berea,
- Parktown (1),
- Hursthill (1 and 2),
- Parktown (2),
- Crown Gardens.
It will therefore impact some densely populated areas including, Hillbrow, Jeppestown, Bruma, Norwood, Bramley Park, Parkhurst, Auckland Park, Dunkeld, Illovo, Killarney, and more.
To further add insult to injury, Rand Water has also reminded Johannesburg citizens that level 1 water restrictions are currently in place. It has urged citizens to use water sparingly during this time, which will of course be even harder for those who will not have access to water from 18:00 this evening.
Hopefully, the proposed work will not take the full 30 hours to complete, or indeed longer, as South Africans have already taken multiple hits this year when it comes to poorly performing utilities.
Rand Water Emergency Shutdown due to major burst on the A6 pipeline #JoburgUpdates #SkaSenyaMetsi ^K pic.twitter.com/ZlZRKI2S6D
— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) November 4, 2022
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