The temporary bridge crossing the Sand River near St Francis Bay was the scene of yet another accident when a driver lost control after failing to negotiate the turn when driving from St Francis Bay. According to the South African Police, all three occupants in the car were injured and had to be hospitalised after […]
The planned power outage to Paradise Beach, Aston Bay, Pellsrus, Ocean View, Tokyo Sexwale and Marina Martinique in Jeffreys Bay had to be postponed again due to the weather this morning. The new date for the necessary maintenance will be advertised. Motorists in St Francis Bay are urged to be cautious when crossing the Sand […]
The road between Weston and Hankey in the Gamtoos Valley has flooded and is closed to traffic at present. The weather has cleared up, even though more rain is predicted for Sunday. Huge pot holes have appeared in Woltemade Street near the Police Station in Jeffreys Bay, while gravel roads are crumbling in Kruisfontein, Humansdorp. […]
The Sand River bridge to St Francis Bay might have to be closed within the next few hours. Debris is clogging up the pipes running underneath the bridge. Municipal and provincial teams have been trying to keep them clear but are losing the battle. Emergency services are on site at present and it looks like […]
A car went airborne on the temporary Sand River Bridge last night after the driver lost control of the vehicle when it hit sand. The car bounced back on the road and finally rolled. The 21 year-old student driving the Polo Player was unharmed. He and the owner of the vehicle, also a student were […]
There is no quick fix for the Sand River Bridge as the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process is going to take a long time. This was said yesterday by Marius Keyser of the Provincial Roads Department. Keyser said: “The EIA will be a time consuming effort. There are too many factors involved and owing to […]
The rain over the weekend has caused more potholes in the roads of Jeffreys Bay, with roads in all the suburbs being affected. While the Kouga Municipality has tried to fix some of the potholes using cement, it is clear that this is a short term solution to the problem. St Francis Bay has decided […]
Linda Collison has once again captured some epic footage of the disaster at St Francis Bay where residents have been marooned for nearly an entire week. Watch how the temporary bridge gets washed away by flood water and how the rescue services build a foot bridge over the Sand River. It was also business as […]
The residents of the coastal village of St Francis Bay were cut off from the rest of the world for the second time this month after the temporary bridge collapsed following heavy rain. Repair work is expected to start on the bridge today and it is hoped that vehicles will be able to cross the […]
A foot crossing built across the Sand River by volunteers and under the supervision of the disaster management team of Kouga Municipality. St Francis Bay residents are now able to cross the flooded river. Early this morning workers were walking across the new foot bridge. From yesterday evening more than 400 people waded through the […]