{"id":236801,"date":"2020-03-12T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/236801\/cable-upgrade-to-help-stabilise-power-supply-in-albemarle-and-dinwiddie\/"},"modified":"2020-03-12T11:37:48","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T09:37:48","slug":"cable-upgrade-to-help-stabilise-power-supply-in-albemarle-and-dinwiddie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/03\/12\/cable-upgrade-to-help-stabilise-power-supply-in-albemarle-and-dinwiddie\/","title":{"rendered":"Cable upgrade to help stabilise power supply in Albemarle and Dinwiddie"},"content":{"rendered":"

The metro has appointed a contractor to upgrade the 33KVA cable from the Chapman Substation to the Albemarle Substation.<\/p>\n

The upgrade will assist to stabilise the power in Albemarle and Dinwiddie.<\/p>

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Roads that will be affected are Hatfield Avenue, Black Reef Road, Russell Road and a portion of Chapman Road.<\/p>\n

Due to the urgency of the project, it started on March 9 and will take approximately six weeks to complete, weather dependent.<\/p>

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In order to fast track the project, approximately 100 people will work on it, including people from the community.<\/p>\n

The contractor has appointed a sub-contractor that is available on-site to manage and supervise the teams.<\/p>\n

A community liaison officer (CLO) has been appointed to represent the community.<\/p>\n

The teams might work on weekends to catch up if they are behind schedule due to weather and other unforeseen circumstances.<\/p>\n

In terms of working in driveways, the contractor gave an undertaking to make contact directly with residents affected to make necessary arrangements.<\/p>\n

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All driveways will be accessible at the end of each workday.<\/p>\n

The contractor has undertook to reinstate pavements immediately once the cable is in the ground to alleviate any inconvenience.<\/p>\n

No planned outages are envisaged during the project, except for unforeseen damages to cables.<\/p>\n

Once the cable is ready for switch over from the old cable to the new cable then only will the power be down for approximately eight hours.<\/p>\n

Residents will be informed in advance of the date in order to plan accordingly.<\/p>\n

Residents are requested to please be patient during the project as this will assist to stabilise the electricity supply to the area.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact Ward 39 councillor Alta de Beer on 082 777 1406 or Ward 37 councillor Tiaan Kotze on 079 893 8404.<\/p>\n

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