The City of Cape Town’s Coastal Management Branch will commence its annual beach-lowering programme next Tuesday, 1 October with completion set for 8 November, Cape {town} Etc reports.
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According to the City, the work will commence from Fish Hoek to Muizenberg and Gordon’s Bay to Bikini Beach.
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Beach lowering or re-profiling is important in maintaining ecological stability in highly altered coastal systems, specifically in mitigating and managing windblown sand.
This work is also important to ensure recreational users continue to enjoy the coastal environment, and that infrastructure remains free of sand as far as possible.
The following areas along the beach will be lowered:
- Fish Hoek beach: from Jagger’s Walk, in front of the Galley restaurant, to the stormwater outlet in front of the main parking area
- Muizenberg beach: from Surfer’s Corner to the Zandvlei River mouth
- Gordon’s Bay beach: from the Spur restaurant to the end of the parking area in the north
- Bikini Beach: the entire length of the beach
‘Lowering of beach levels takes place annually and enables greater areas of the beach to be wet during high tides, therefore limiting the potential for wind-blown sand to inundate adjacent roads and infrastructure,’ said the City’s Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, Eddie Andrews.
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